Heart of the Community: Rochdale Breast Awareness Outreach
For Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Month, our breast awareness outreach in Rochdale reached more than 500 women, helping break down barriers to breast screening and early detection. Taking our messaging directly into the community Rochdale is home to ethnically diverse ...
Published On: August 28th, 2026
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Whether you’re a fan of get-togethers with friends, a challenge setter, or perhaps an avid runner, raising attention and funds for Prevent Breast Cancer this Breast Cancer Awareness Month will help us break the cycle of breast cancer. Fancy getting involved this ...
Published On: August 20th, 2026New Study: Personalised Approach To Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
A new study, published in the British Journal of Cancer and featured by the BBC, suggests that current breast cancer risk assessment criteria may miss many women under the age of 50 who are at increased risk of developing breast cancer. Researchers ...
Published On: August 13th, 2026New Research Explores the Future of Personalised Breast Screening
A new paper published in Frontiers in Health Services explores how countries across Europe are considering ways to integrate personalised breast cancer risk assessment into routine healthcare. The study, carried out as part of the BRIGHT project, examines how five European countries ...
Published On: August 5th, 2026Dr Bruno Simões Wins 2026 BACR/AstraZeneca Frank Rose Award
We are delighted to congratulate Dr Bruno Simões on receiving the 2026 BACR/AstraZeneca Frank Rose Award. Presented by the British Association for Cancer Research (BACR), the Frank Rose Award recognises outstanding early- to mid-career scientists who have made exceptional contributions to ...
Published On: August 4th, 2026Tahera Khanan: Don’t wait! One visit can save your life.
Tahera initially went to her GP not because she noticed anything wrong but because her mother had just been diagnosed with breast cancer and she was worried about her family history, compounded by the fact she didn’t know how to check herself. ...
Published On: July 31st, 2026Karen Saville Croft: Ask what they need. Don’t assume.
Karen Saville Croft is a close friend and colleague of Rose Ssali, whose breast cancer story we previously shared as part of our Health Inclusion project, which focuses on working with diverse communities. By amplifying voices like Rose’s, we want more women ...
Published On: July 23rd, 2026Rose Ssali: The earlier they catch it, the easier.
From a quiet moment during a Zoom call, to a Bradford consulting room, to inspiring other women in her community to get checked, Rose Ssali turned her breast cancer diagnosis into something positive. Watch Rose tell her full story - in her ...
Published On: July 16th, 2026Tessa Ssali: I had to be strong for her, but deep down, I was quite scared
Tessa Ssali was 14 years old and sitting her GCSEs when her mum, Rose, was diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of Prevent Breast Cancer’s Health Inclusion programme, she was interviewed about what it felt like as a daughter watching someone she ...
Published On: July 16th, 2026Community Led Outreach: Improving Breast Health in Longsight
Longsight is one of Manchester’s most vibrant and diverse neighbourhoods, and a place where Prevent Breast Cancer’s Health Inclusion Team has been working intensively to improve breast awareness, early detection and access to screening. By bringing together community groups, grassroots organisations, local ...
Published On: July 16th, 2026Collaboration with the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA)
In this blog, we share insights from Prevent Breast Cancer's collaboration and partnership with BIMA (the British Islamic Medical Association), drawing on interviews with key BIMA members, including the GPs who featured in our Urdu and Arabic breast self-check videos. Supporting ...
Published On: July 15th, 2026Health Inclusion in Action: Martha’s First Year
At Prevent Breast Cancer, we believe in better breast health for every woman, from every community. July marks Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Month, and while breast cancer survival rates have improved across the UK, ethnically diverse and socially deprived communities still face ...
Published On: July 1st, 2026
About Prevent Breast Cancer
Prevent Breast Cancer is the only UK charity entirely dedicated to the prediction and prevention of breast cancer – we’re committed to freeing the world from the disease altogether. Unlike many cancer charities, we’re focused on preventing, rather than curing. Promoting early diagnosis, screening and lifestyle changes, we believe we can stop the problem before it starts. And being situated at the only breast cancer prevention centre in the UK, we’re right at the front-line in the fight against the disease. Join us today and help us create a future free from breast cancer. If you have any questions or concerns, email us today.
