Our news pages include items about our research, media appearances, updates on our fundraising and Splash of Pink events, blogs and an archive.
Congratulations to everyone who braved the soaring temperatures and took part running the hottest London Marathon on record this year. 24 runners braved the heat of over 27 degrees Celsius to take on the distance for Against Breast Cancer. Despite the soaring mercury and a shortage of water in the latter stages each of our …
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The first of the new research projects to receive funding following our call for proposals last year began in January at Barts Cancer Institute in London. The project, lead by Dr. Oliver Pearce, aims to identify how breast cancer tumours remodel their surroundings to protect them from attack by the bodies’ own immune system. We …
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20 years ago the ladies of the Bognor Regis Motor Club combined their passion for classic cars with a desire to raise funds for male and female Cancer charities and created the Regis Classic Tour This year the tour was held in memory of Henri de Potter, who passed away in 2014. Henri helped organise …
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The results of 2 international studies were published recently providing new insights into the inherited / family risk of breast cancer. DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, including some of those collected through our DietCompLyf Study, were analysed to compare the genes of women with and without breast cancer. This work may …
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The Against Breast Cancer Achievement Awards were held on 7th September at the multi-award winning Hilton in Reading. Celebrating the successes and achievements of people both young and old who have demonstrated a passion and a commitment to helping others either in the home, community or workplace, we were delighted to meet and celebrate with …
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