The North Herts & South Cambs Breakthrough Breast Cancer Group

Welcome to the website of the North Herts & South Cambs Group, actively supporting Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

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News

Our news

03 Sep 10

PINK PIONEERS

A huge thank you goes to all those listed below for their support during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You are all amazing !!!

13 Aug 10

Bopping for Breakthrough

The second Breakthrough Bands Night proves a sucess.

Breakthrough news

03 Sep 10

Scientists make major discovery in finding origins of aggressive breast cancer

Breakthrough Breast Cancer-funded scientists have made a major step towards answering one of the fundamental questions in breast cancer research – where the disease originates. This raises hope of new targeted treatments for women with breast cancer in the future.

31 Aug 10

Exercise and breast cancer

News today suggests that just 45 minutes of moderate exercise a day could stop 5,500 cases of breast cancer developing in Britain annually.

27 Aug 10

New test could reveal chemotherapy benefit in 24 hours

Scientists have developed a new test to indicate whether the most commonly-used chemotherapy drug will benefit a breast cancer patient within 24 hours of taking it. The test also identifies patients who may benefit from PARP inhibitors, a promising new class of cancer treatment.