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Sensational newspaper headlines, online news articles and chat rooms, even everyday conversation are all sources of perpetuating popular myths and misconceptions about breast cancer. Dispelling such myths can go some way to remove confusion or uncertainty that, left unchecked could hinder good prevention or even treatment decisions. MYTH – Breast cancer is a single disease There …
Read moreTreatments for breast cancer, such as Herceptin and Tamoxifen, have increased the long-term survival rates of breast cancer patients, but there is still much more work to be done to understand this complicated disease and save the lives of 1000 people in the UK each month who develop secondary spread. We need more treatments because …
Read moreGene mutations that are passed down from your mother and/or father can increase hereditary risk of breast cancer, so what do we know about these genes, and how do they affect risk? The most widely recognised mutations associated with breast and other cancers are in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but other mutation sites, such …
Read moreThroughout October we’ve teamed up with the Brunel shopping centre to collect bras from the ladies of Swindon to raise funds in support of our pioneering breast cancer research. The Brunel are calling on the ladies of Swindon to donate their unwanted bras to help us to raise vital funds throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The …
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It was with great sadness that we learned the news of Julie Cowell’s death. Julie became a great supporter of Against Breast Cancer while receiving her own treatment in 1995. Julie’s diagnosis required her to have a lumpectomy and her lymph nodes removed, it was during this treatment that she became firm friends with her …
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