News & Views

  • 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.

    31 Aug

  • 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 patient...

    27 Aug

  • Fraudulent clothing collection

    Breakthrough Breast Cancer is aware of fraudulent leaflets being distributed requesting donations of clothes and household goods to raise money for the charity.

    18 Aug

  • Cumbria cancer cases detected by review

    Breakthrough Breast Cancer comments on the news that eight women given the all-clear after being screened for breast cancer are now being treated for the disease after a review of the service.

    13 Aug

  • UK breast cancer mortality rates fall

    A report out today suggests that UK breast cancer mortality rates have fallen faster than in other European countries.

    12 Aug