Breast cancer patients in England face delays to reconstruction surgery Charity Breast Cancer Now warns of a ‘postcode lottery’ of NHS care for women after mastectomy The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
Breast cancer patients ‘waiting for years before reconstruction surgery’ The charity Breast Cancer Now has called for services to be put back on track. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Lanarkshire community champion celebrated four years of being cancer free on 59th birthday Ann Binks backing Tickled Pink campaign to support charities Breast Cancer Now and Coppafeel Daily Record · Oct 14, 2022
Woman with incurable cancer says her life motto is 'Grow through what you go through' Mikki Phipps' motto has been adopted by the Tickled Pink campaign, championed by charities Breast Cancer Now and Coppa Feel. The woman was moved to see her words on the T-shirts, available at ASDA Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022
Glasgow mum is face of Adidas campaign supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month Jane Grove was selected by Adidas to tell her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer and fearing she wouldn't be able to exercise for October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Glasgow Live · Oct 3, 2022
Glasgow woman selected as face of national breast cancer awareness campaign Jane Grove, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2020 and said her biggest fear during treatment was not being able to exercise. The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022
Health: Researchers find immunotherapies for chemotherapy-resistant breast tumour The researchers have identified immune cell types that could be targeted to create particular immunotherapies for chemotherapy-resistant breast tumours. Read more on Dynamite News Dynamite News · Oct 2, 2022
8 brilliant beauty buys to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month From skincare to straighteners, check out this year’s limited edition products. By Katie Wright. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
New study finds ‘strong evidence’ that exercise cuts breast cancer risk Drinking too much alcohol, being overweight or obese and being older all increase the risk of breast cancer. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
British Beauty Week kicks off with an important message to government Plus Amy Francombe selects the five unmissable events Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2022
Breast cancer symptoms you should know as Sarah Beeny reveals diagnosis The presenter revealed she began chemotherapy last week, and will have a mastectomy and radiotherapy in 2023. Daily Record · Aug 30, 2022
Breast cancer may be kept at bay by radiotherapy ‘boost’, says study Women who received an additional “boost” of radiotherapy at the tumour-removal site had a reduced chance of the cancer coming back to the same place Wales Online · Aug 23, 2022
Extra radiotherapy ‘boost’ could keep some breast cancers at bay – study A new grant has been awarded so researchers can continue to track women in the study. The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Woman who was ‘terrified’ of breast cancer diagnosed twice before turning 30 Jade Townsend was so sick she was hospitalised in response to chemotherapy drugs The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022 Covid saves mum's life after chest scan reveals she has aggressive breast cancer Retired nurse Jan Dea is now in remission, but had her cancer symptoms not been discovered, they would have been too late to treat because of the aggressive nature of the disease
Wales Online · Jul 18, 2022 Covid saves mum's life after chest scan reveals breast cancer I was told if I hadn't been admitted with Covid, by the time I'd have felt it, it would have been too advanced
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 ‘Momentous milestone’: New ‘life-extending’ drug for NHS to treat breast cancer ‘This landmark decision will offer a new, effective treatment for these women, and crucially give them the hope of invaluable extra months to live,’ Baroness Delyth Morgan says
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 New breast cancer drugs to benefit thousands Two drugs are being made available to patients through the cancer drugs fund.
Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022 Sally Dexter says her emotional Emmerdale exit made her realise how lucky she is Christine Smith speaks to Emmerdale star Sally Dexter about her character Faith Dingle’s emotional exit from the show and her hopes to return to the ITV soap as in a unique way in the future following her character's upcoming on-screen death
Daily Record · Jun 19, 2022 Rotary club welcomes Lanarkshire breast cancer survivor for talk on charity work Sheila McNicol from Breast Cancer Now is giving something back to others in a similar position to the uncertain time she went through.
Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022 Thousands of women with breast cancer could benefit from new NHS-approved pill A clinical trial found that people taking the drug alongside hormone therapy had a more than 30% better chance of their cancer not coming back
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022 About 4,000 women with breast cancer could benefit from new twice-daily pill The drug, made by Eli Lilly, is suitable for those with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive early breast cancer.
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022 New NHS breast cancer pill can cut recurrence of disease The twice-daily pill reduces the risk of cancer returning once a tumour has been removed
Wales Online · Jun 16, 2022 Thousands to benefit after drug is approved for post-surgery breast cancer patients The twice-daily pill makes it up to 30 per cent more likely that disease will not return
Daily Record · May 29, 2022 Devastated woman diagnosed with cancer when she was six months pregnant - and now it's incurable Louise Swain-Hughes, 34, was diagnosed with cancer when she was six months pregnant and is now campaigning for a life-extending drug to be made available on NHS so she can spend more precious time with her son.