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The Blue Box: Home-testing kit to detect breast cancer
November 24, 2020
Earlier this week, we were interested to read that the winner of this year’s international James Dyson Award has invented a home-testing kit to detect breast cancer. The Blue Box, designed by 23-year-old Judit...
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Francine Goldman: Fundraising was my distraction from cancer treatment.
November 20, 2020
Having been recently diagnosed with breast cancer, Francine Goldman, dedicated as much time as she possibly could to fundraising for Prevent Breast Cancer. Here’s how organising a sponsored 5K dog walk helped Francine through...
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Ian Burns: ‘I can’t create a breast cancer free past, but I will help to create that future’.
November 18, 2020
This October the London Marathon took place virtually. We spoke to one of our runners, Ian Burns, who shares an emotive account of persevering through this grueling challenge. Hear how the loss of his...
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The Bucks Breast Unit: beating breast cancer one step at a time.
November 4, 2020
The #MagTeam100 Challenge attracted participants both internationally and across the UK. The Bucks Breast Unit in Buckinghamshire were one team who threw themselves headfirst into this challenge. Consultant Radiologist, Dr Chin Ng, having...
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Breast Cancer Research Trial
October 22, 2020
Second year PhD researcher, Sarah Bellhouse, is currently seeking women to be involved with her breast cancer research trial.
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She’s In A Pod: Let’s talk about Breast Cancer.
October 22, 2020
To celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Black History Month, She's In A Pod have collaborated with Prevent Breast Cancer to make the disease a topic of conversation in their community and raise awareness...
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OUR BOOBEE BUS IS BACK ON THE ROAD!
October 14, 2020
The BooBee Bus is Back! To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Prevent Breast Cancer’s ‘BooBee’ bus campaign, is hitting the streets of Manchester from 13th-23rd Oct. In partnership with Stagecoach, Alexander Dennis &...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH OUR PATRON, GORDON BURNS
October 6, 2020
On Thursday 8th October, our patron Gordon Burns will be hosting Prevent Breast Cancer’s Update Hour. In advance of the event, we asked Gordon to answer some questions about his experiences of working with...
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LESTER’S UPDATE THIS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
September 30, 2020
Welcome to our Breast Cancer Awareness Month update! First of all – the good news. The financial year 2019/2020 has been our best year ever! With the help of our fantastic fundraising team and...
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INTRODUCING LOCAL ARTIST – LIZZIE COLES
September 16, 2020
Local Cheshire portrait artist, Lizzie Coles, recently took part in a project called Portraits for NHS Heroes. Lizzie was contacted by fellow artist, Tom Croft, to celebrate the heroic work of the amazing NHS during...
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JOHN ARDERN: LET’S TURN INSTAGRAM PINK!
September 11, 2020
Although Breast Cancer Awareness Month will be a little different this year, we’re not going to let anything stop us from spreading our message and raising breast cancer awareness throughout the month of October....
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SARAH DONOVAN AND PAINT ALTRINCHAM PINK
September 9, 2020
The 8th-15th March 2020 saw our third Paint Altrincham Pink campaign take place, and what a week it was, raising a colossal £13,369.84 for Prevent Breast Cancer . The businesses, schools and nurseries...
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MEET TRUSTEE DIANA HARRIS
August 17, 2020
This week we continue with our series of blogs introducing our Trustees to our supporters. Their names and faces will be familiar to many, but perhaps you don’t know how they came to...
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MEET TRUSTEE CHRISTINE LEE-JONES
August 11, 2020
This week we have the pleasure of beginning a series of blogs introducing our Trustees to our supporters. Their names and faces will be familiar to many, but perhaps you don’t know how they...
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CHRIS AND GABS’ WORLD CYCLING TOUR: JUNE UPDATE
July 28, 2020
Chris and Gabs provide their June update from the Thai island of Phi Phi Where are we this month? Take one guess?! Yes, we are still on Thai island of Phi...
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