Publications

All our publications are available to order online and by phone

Breast cancer treatment guides

The guide sets out how early breast cancer should be diagnosed and treated based on the latest available evidence, together with the experiences of women with breast cancer. This new edition contains additional information on the latest drugs and procedures.

Brings together research and recommendations from professional national guidelines in Scotland with the experience of women with breast cancer.

Runner up of the 2008 Ask About Medicines Award for Improving communication about medicines between healthcare professionals and patients or medicine users.

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‘Touch. Look. Check.’ leaflets and posters

Early diagnosis saves lives – the earlier breast cancer is diagnosed the better the chances of beating it. This is why our health promotion work is so important.

Breakthrough’s ‘Touch. Look. Check’ breast awareness message is a fundamental part of all our health promotion work and has been developed with involvement from the women we are working to support.

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Breast Cancer Risk Factors: The Facts – booklet

There are many stories in the media about the possible causes of breast cancer and how to prevent it, but how do you know what is true?  How do our bodies and genetic factors, our lifestyle and life choices and our environment affect breast cancer risk throughout our lives?

This booklet is about risk factors for women who have not had breast cancer and aims to help you understand more about the latest research into breast cancer risk factors; both things which may increase your risk and things which may decrease it.

Winner of the 2007 BMA Patient Information Award and 2009 AMRC Science Communication Awards.

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A4 factsheets

We’ve also produced a series of A4 factsheets which summarise the research for specific risk breast cancer risk factors:

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Policy, Education and Influencing Impact Report

This report outlines, in detail, the impact our Policy, Education and Influencing department has been making in the last eight years. This impact is measured through the successes we have been making in influencing key parliamentarians, to affect change in government policy in relation to breast cancer.

How to order publications

All of our publications are available free of charge within the UK. Please order online here, or please call our freephone Information Line on 08080 100 200.