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PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND URGES WOMEN OVER 70 TO ‘BE CLEAR ON CANCER’
Public Health England (PHE) has this week launched a campaign to remind women over 70 that they’re not ‘past it’ when they hit this age. Be Clear on Cancer, which will run for eight...
Read MoreDOMINIC ANTHONY’S MAGICAL MESSAGE
18 year old Dominic Anthony is now a young ambassador for Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention and is keen to create awareness amongst his generation that men too can get breast cancer. Watch this video to hear...
Read MoreGENESIS’ EXPERT TAKES TO THE RED SOFA TO DISCUSS BREAST CANCER SCREENING
One of our core beliefs here at Genesis is that breast cancer screening saves lives. The notion that mammograms can do more harm than good is increasingly being seen as incorrect and a study...
Read MoreBREAST CANCER THROUGH THE AGES – HOW BEST TO PROTECT YOURSELF THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE
In today’s The Sun newspaper, Lester Barr, chairman of Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention, discusses what women should look for at different ages throughout their lives in order to spot breast cancer early. The article...
Read MoreGARETH EVANS, PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL GENETICS, COMMENTS ON RECENT DNA RESEARCH
A new test could predict cancer up to 13 years before the disease surfaces, according to recent research. Harvard and Northwestern University’s report, which was published in the online journal Ebiomedicine last week, shows...
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Read MoreTEAM ALLIOTTS TAKE ON LONDON MARATHON
Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention are so pleased to have Alliotts Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors take on the London Marathon to raise vital funds and awareness of our work. A brave team of four...
Read MoreDNA Research with comments from Professor Gareth Evans
Professor Gareth Evans, professor of clinical genetics at Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention, comments on the Institute of Cancer Research’s report into genetic codes and breast cancer. The research, which was published in the Journal...
Read MoreAngelina’s decision to have her ovaries removed
Lester Barr, chairman of Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention, said: “For women who carry the mutated BRCA1 gene, the risks extend not only to breast cancer, but also to cancer of the ovaries. One of...
Read MoreBBC SONGWRITER CREATES SONG FOR CHARITY SHOW
The Manchester based BBC Songwriter Claire Mooney popped into St Bede’s College on Tuesday 3 March to practise a song with the College Choir that she had composed for their forthcoming Charity show at...
Read MoreBREAST CANCER SCREENING FALLS FOR THIRD YEAR RUNNING
A report released today has uncovered a downfall in the NHS breast screening programme. The initiative targets women between the ages of 47 to 74 and encourages them to attend regular breast screenings (every...
Read MoreKEEPING ON TRACK BEYOND JANUARY
With January – and the obligatory diet and detox – now firmly behind us, we’d all be telling a fib or two if we said we haven’t been tempted to drift back to our...
Read MoreThe link between fizzy drinks and breast cancer
A report published today in The Times has claimed that girls who consume fizzy drinks are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer in later life. The study suggests that the high sugar content...
Read MoreWhat influences people’s beliefs about breast cancer and obesity?
A recent report exploring the link between weight and breast cancer risk has revealed that much of people’s beliefs on the subject, are formed by what they read and see in the media. The...
Read MoreRESEARCH REVEALS LASTING EFFECTS OF PREVENTION DRUG, TAMOXIFEN
Research released this week has revealed that the prevention drug, tamoxifen – commonly used to prevent breast cancer – has long-term benefits, meaning it carries on working even after a patient has stopped taking...
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