• Introducing our corporate partners: Kroll

    This year has seen the launch of an exciting partnership with Kroll, which involved a visit to The Shard to deliver one of our breast cancer awareness talks. It was great to meet the team in person and to be part of discussions ...

    Published On: August 10th, 2023
  • Introducing Louise Stephenson – Our newest Corporate Ambassador

    Louise Stephenson is our newest Prevent Breast Cancer Corporate Ambassador. A Director at Rowan, she recently set up The Empowering Women Network, which comprises of over 200 senior female leaders. The Network enables like-minded women to come together, sharing knowledge and experiences, ...

    Published On: August 9th, 2023
  • New research in memory of Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding will look for early signs of breast cancer

    A new breast cancer research project in memory of Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding will look for early signs of the disease in women in their thirties. Sarah sadly died of the condition in 2021 age 39. One of her final wishes ...

    Published On: August 4th, 2023
  • A BRCA1 breast cancer prevention study – can you help?

    An exciting international academic study is looking for participants. The aim of the research is the prevention of breast cancer in women with a BRCA1 mutation, and the UK element of the study, headed by Professor Gareth Evans, will take place in ...

    Published On: July 26th, 2023
  • Introducing our corporate partners : Rowan

    We’ve been lucky enough over the last few months to work with Rowan, as part of their Empowering Women Network, which comprises of over 200 senior female leaders. The Network, founded by Rowan Director, Louise Stephenson, enables like- minded women to come ...

    Published On: July 19th, 2023
  • Vicky Lee : I thought I would be mimicking my mum’s fate

    In 1998, Doctor Vicky Lee underwent genetic testing, then somewhat in its infancy, to determine whether she had inherited an altered (mutated) BRCA 1 gene. After devastatingly losing her mum to ovarian cancer, genetic testing determined her mum was a carrier, and ...

    Published On: July 13th, 2023
  • Can you help? – A study towards understanding how drug resistance develops in breast cancers

    Dr Sankari Nagarajan is a lecturer in Chromatin Biology, and Principal Investigator at The Manchester Breast centre, The Manchester Cancer Research centre and The CRUK Manchester Centre. A much-admired breast cancer scientist: she is constantly striving towards a future where breast cancer ...

    Published On: July 6th, 2023
  • Sarah Hindmarch: Research is a marathon, not a sprint

    Prevent Breast Cancer funds high quality research into both the prediction and prevention of breast cancer, and we work closely with world renown experts in the field. Since our inception, we’ve in fact funded over £4.9 million towards our goal of preventing ...

    Published On: June 28th, 2023
  • ‘NHS staff shortages pushing cancer care to the brink of disaster’

    Two reports published last week from The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) have made for a distressing read. One looked specifically at cancer care and the other at the clinical radiology workforce. They warn that cancer patients face worsening NHS delays and ...

    Published On: June 20th, 2023
  • Participants needed for alcohol awareness and cancer prevention study

    A Prevent Breast Cancer funded research study to increase awareness of how alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer in women and to promote strategies for cutting down or quitting has recently been launched. Dr Emma Davies, Reader in Psychology at Oxford ...

    Published On: May 26th, 2023
  • Sir Richard Leese is taking on The Great Manchester Run

    Sir Richard Leese, former leader of Manchester City Council, and much respected, adopted Mancunian, is running The Great Manchester Run in aid of Prevent Breast Cancer. In his current role as chair of the Integrated Care Board in Manchester, the health of those in ...

    Published On: May 18th, 2023
  • Teddy Quincey – Not a love song, but a song about love

    Teddy Quincey is no stranger to heartbreak, and at the grand old age of 79, he knows only too well that life can be a series of surprises. Some surprises that are indeed very welcome, and others, not so much. He has ...

    Published On: May 17th, 2023

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.