Latest News & Blogs
From personal breast cancer experiences to research and partnership developments, here you can find Prevent Breast Cancer’s latest news, recent blogs and charity updates.
New Years Honours for Eamonn and Margo
With the recent reveal of King Charles’ New Years Honours list for 2025, we were delighted that amongst the host of famous faces and celebrities, two members of the Prevent Breast Cancer family received awards. Eamonn O’Neal, chairman of Prevent Breast Cancer ...
Published On: January 8th, 2025Rebecca Hartley: Early diagnosis and breast screening saves lives
Rebecca Hartley, from Cheshire, was diagnosed with breast cancer aged only 37. Now a proud Prevent Breast Cancer ambassador, she is fronting the charity’s campaign to raise the remaining funds needed to build a new breast imaging academy. We caught up with ...
Published On: December 4th, 2024Breaking Ground: Work starts on The Academy
Work to build the National Breast Imaging Academy in Manchester has begun, with ground broken at the site at Wythenshawe Hospital by breast cancer survivor Rebecca Hartley and Coronation Street actress Sue Cleaver, who have fronted a fundraising appeal to start the ...
Published On: December 4th, 2024Back on the road with Prevent Breast Cancer’s BooBee bus
Mark your calendars! This month, Prevent Breast Cancer's iconic pink BooBee bus will be back on the streets of Manchester, part of its latest drive to make Manchester the most breast-aware city in the UK. The bus, along with several ambassadors, affectionately ...
Published On: November 13th, 2024Catherine Seddon: Mum was the kindest, most loving, and most inspirational woman
Catherine Seddon, 22, from Wigan, devastatingly lost her mum, Barbara, to breast cancer in June 2024. Catherine has since vowed to do all she can to prevent breast cancer for future generations and to break the cycle of devastation that breast cancer ...
Published On: November 7th, 2024Introducing our new corporate partners: Simplyhealth
Simplyhealth is a leading healthcare company, committed to helping everybody access affordable everyday healthcare services. Alongside five other women’s health charities, Simplyhealth is partnering with Prevent Breast Cancer to amplify the conversation around women’s health in the UK. We recently caught up ...
Published On: November 6th, 2024Breaking Down Barriers: Working to Address Health Inequalities
As October wraps up, bringing both Black History Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month to a close, it’s an important time to spotlight a pressing issue: the unequal impact of breast cancer on Black and Asian women. Despite advances in breast cancer ...
Published On: October 30th, 2024Highlights From The First Prevent Breast Cancer Research Conference
Prevent Breast Cancer proudly hosted its first-ever Research Conference on 24th and 25th of September 2024, at INNSiDE by Melia in Manchester City Centre. This two-day event was a milestone for the organisation, bringing together some of the brightest minds in breast ...
Published On: October 25th, 2024Yulia Baynham: I became a member of a club no one wanted to be in
"My world turned upside down and I genuinely thought I would not see my children finish school and university." In January 2019, Yulia Baynham was diagnosed with breast cancer after screening as part of her annual employer medical. During treatment she was ...
Published On: October 21st, 2024Sharon Phillips: If I’d not had my mammogram, my cancer could have spread further
Sharon Phillips knows only too well the importance of attending breast screening, after being diagnosed with breast cancer after her first mammogram. The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke to Sharon about her diagnosis and why she’s encouraging women to attend their ...
Published On: October 14th, 2024Jenna Herycz: Visiting the breast unit saved my life
Jenna Herycz, a mother of three, was diagnosed with breast cancer aged just 31, after noticing that one of her nipples had begun to point inwards. After hearing about Prevent Breast Cancer's campaign to build a National Breast Imaging Academy, Jenna knew ...
Published On: October 14th, 2024Keisha Chadwick: Breast cancer doesn’t discriminate
Keisha Chadwick was only 28 years old when she received the devastating news that she had breast cancer, just seven weeks after giving birth to her first child. Since making a full recovery, and determined to raise awareness, she is throwing all ...
Published On: October 9th, 2024Sarah, Duchess of York, joins Prevent Breast Cancer as patron
Sarah, Duchess of York, is today announced as patron of Prevent Breast Cancer and vowed to do all she can to raise awareness of the importance of prevention and early detection. Following her own experience of breast cancer in 2023, the Duchess ...
Published On: October 9th, 2024Spotlight on Anthony Wilby: Breaking the cycle of breast cancer
As a unique and complete breast cancer prevention charity, we fund high quality breast cancer research focussed on predicting and preventing the disease. One of our current projects, fully funded by the charity, introduces a new method of maintaining human breast tissue to ...
Published On: September 11th, 2024
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 ...
Published On: September 11th, 2024Holly Oldham: It feels like a dream…it all happened so fast
In 2022, 32-year-old Holly Oldham was diagnosed with breast cancer. To raise awareness, Holly recently spoke to Prevent Breast Cancer about her diagnosis, and how this led to a recent fundraising challenge for the charity. I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma ...
Published On: September 5th, 2024In Consultation with Professor Michelle Harvie
Professor Michelle Harvie is an award-winning research dietitian working at the Prevent Breast Cancer Research Unit. She’s been a leader in her field for 24 years and has had her findings published in many major scientific journals. Indeed, in research funded by Prevent ...
Published On: August 29th, 2024Georgi Welch: Hiking for Prevention
Georgi Welch recently took on an incredible fundraising journey, raising over £6000 for four charities, including Prevent Breast Cancer. In 2022, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Sadly cancer has been part of her life for over twenty years including devastatingly losing ...
Published On: July 31st, 2024Aceing Breast Cancer: The Hologic and Women’s Tennis Association Event
Hologic and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) kindly invited Prevent Breast Cancer to attend a Tennis Clinic and Q&A with coaching legend, Judy Murray on the 29th June. We were so grateful for this once in a lifetime opportunity, having brought with ...
Published On: July 10th, 2024Rajiv Dave: Artist and Breast Surgeon
Mr Rajiv V Dave is a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast and Endocrine Surgeon, based at The Nightingale Centre, and is an active supporter of Prevent Breast Cancer. Mr Dave was born and raised in Kenya, East Africa, before completing medical training in Leeds, Melbourne ...
Published On: June 27th, 2024Breakthrough blood test able to ‘predict’ breast cancer recurrence
A new blood test, called a liquid biopsy, has been revealed as a breakthrough in preventing breast cancer recurrence. Presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, the test can predict if breast cancer will return years before the disease ...
Published On: June 7th, 2024Cath Ray: Having breast cancer has made me stop and think about what is truly important
In December 2023, Cath Ray received the news that she had breast cancer. She’s currently undergoing treatment at The Christie in Macclesfield, but she hasn’t let that stop her; Cath and her husband Ian are taking on a huge challenge in 2024 ...
Published On: May 31st, 2024
Tia Howorth: My breast cancer journey
Here at Prevent Breast Cancer, we’re always looking for supporters to share their inspirational stories. Tia Haworth has been a long-term supporter of Prevent Breast Cancer for a number of years, raising nearly £7,000 in the process, from selling crafts that she ...
Published On: May 30th, 2024Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me – SNP Tests explained by Lester Barr MBE
Julia Bradbury's ITV Documentary mentions a SNP test. But what does that mean? In her emotional and very personal documentary about surgery for breast cancer, Julia Bradbury describes having a new test called a SNP test. Below you can find out more ...
Published On: May 30th, 2024Kellie Armer: I just feel relief that I can now look forward to a happy and longer life
Kellie Armer carries a mutated BRCA1 gene, which means she has between a 45 and 90% risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. In April, she ran The 2024 London Marathon for Prevent Breast Cancer, raising over £20,000 for the charity. ...
Published On: May 21st, 2024Scientific breakthrough paves the way for new preventative breast cancer drugs
Breast cancer researchers have discovered a way of keeping human breast tissue viable outside of the body for at least seven days, offering a powerful opportunity to study cell changes in response to different drugs and aiding opportunities for new drug development. ...
Published On: May 20th, 2024Spotlight on Dr. Hannah Harrison : Paving the Way in Breast Cancer Prevention Research
Dr Hannah Harrison is a research fellow at the University of Manchester and a member of The Manchester Breast Centre, with over 20 years’ experience in cancer research. She focuses on developing better ways to study breast cancer. Her current work, fully funded by ...
Published On: May 10th, 2024Is breast pain a sign of cancer?
Former Girls Aloud singer, Sarah Harding, shared details of her breast cancer diagnosis aged 39 with The Times. Sarah disclosed that she had a painful lump before seeing a GP, which later revealed she had breast cancer. Devastatingly, Sarah lost her life ...
Published On: April 25th, 2024Julie Grabham: I realised something positive could come out of my diagnosis
Julie Grabham was diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine breast screening appointment. Since her diagnosis, she has launched a campaign to encourage the government to make changes to legislation to allow employees paid time off for their breast screening appointments. We ...
Published On: April 16th, 2024Jemima Olding – I feel good knowing as now I can take the necessary precautions
32 year old Jemima Olding carries a PALB2 gene alteration, which means she has an increased risk of developing breast cancer. To help raise awareness and spend more quality time with her family, Jemima took on the March 31 walking challenge for ...
Published On: April 12th, 2024
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.
