Our news pages include items about our research, media appearances, updates on our fundraising and Splash of Pink events, blogs and an archive.
Research from Dr Oliver Pearce, Dr Priyanka Hirani and their team at Barts Cancer Institute, have discovered that different forms of a protein called Versican can either block, or support, the entry of cancer-killing immune cells into tumours in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). TNBC is one of the most challenging types of breast cancer to …
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This is exactly what Against Breast Cancer supporter, Jos McLaren ponders in her incredibly poignant song, ‘The One Thing I Would Do’. Throughout the song, Jos sings about the people in her life with whom she wants to spend her days with, as well as the places and pastimes that they might enjoy, following her …
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Mariane Armstrong-Holmes and her husband John, founders of Jive Addiction, very kindly supported Against Breast Cancer by hosting ‘Bust a Move,’ a fun dance category competition which took place in March this year at the world famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Dancers each paid £10.00 to enter and were paired up randomly with a partner on …
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A chat in the pub between friends, led Rachael Paskin, Juliet Hamilton, and Andy Aliffe, – all fans of the film calendar girls – to decide this was something they wanted to re-create for themselves to raise funds for charity. Andy contacted creative photographer Mark Page and the wheels were set in motion. Models, venues, …
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Emma Johnson, a seasoned adventurer and proud ambassador for Elmy Cycles, is gearing up for her toughest challenge yet. On May 31st, Emma, alongside her teammate Elliott Norris, will embark on The Trans Balkans race, spanning 1500 km across some of Europe’s most remote terrain. Emma’s journey into extreme challenges began a decade ago when …
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