Breast Cancer Now

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We’re the UK’s leading breast cancer charity. And we’re combining the power of science and support to change breast cancer. Now.

Will you ask your MP, MSP or MS to Wear It Pink this year? Every year we host Wear It Pink events in Westminster, Holyrood and the Senedd. After 2 elections and a change in Prime Minister, this one will count more than ever. Find your email template for each nation below 👇

Will your MP wear it pink?

While on her honeymoon, age 33, Christine was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. She flew home to fertility treatments, chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy. Breast cancer is far from a done deal. Join us, and we will make change happen for everyone affected by breast cancer.

“Those of us with metastatic disease, we often think, 'They can’t cure us, so they don’t bother counting us anymore'. If we don’t know how many people have got metastatic breast cancer, how can we make sure that we’ve got the services that we need?”

Did you spot our chief scientific officer Simon Vincent on BBC Breakfast this morning? He spoke about how new research has found that NICE referral criteria used by GPs can miss up to 95% of women under 50 who go on to develop breast cancer within 10 years.

chief scientific officer Simon Vincent and our case study Natasha on the red BBC Breakfast sofa

“When I heard the word ‘cancer’, I sobbed. The rest was a blur! “I fully support Wear It Pink and am extremely passionate about it." Like Adeanna, you can help change the future of breast cancer. Join Wear It Pink this October and help make change happen. Now.

A selfie of Adeanna.A group image at Adeanna's wear it pink eventAdeanna and another person at her jazzercise wear it pink event, they are holding biscuits over their boobs.

New research we’ve commissioned has revealed the public backlash at the current postcode lottery around access to life-extending cancer drugs. And it's shown 82% of UK adults believe the drug Enhertu, for HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, should be made available to those who need it on the NHS.

82% of UK adults believe the life-extending breast cancer drug Enhertu should be made available to those who need it on the NHS.

Asda Tickled Pink funds everything from the research we do, to the support we provide and the nurses picking up the phones on our helpline too. Thank you Asda Tickled Pink! You're incredible - we couldn't do it without you 💖

An image of Sally at her graduation. Hi, I'm Sally. 30 years ago I qualified as a nurse, and I could never have imagined all that the years since would hold. A newspaper cut out. Most of my career has been in cancer care, and the changes I’ve seen in that time have been extraordinary. Through all of it one thing has stayed constant, people still need evidence based trusted information and support.Our Breast Cancer Now nursing team. So it really does feel special that Tickled Pink was born in 1996 too - the same year I qualified. They've stood by Breast Cancer Now for 30 years, fuelling incredible progress. Their funds support the helpline I work on, and they directly fund 2 of our nurses picking up the phones too. A staff portrait of Sally now. Happy anniversary Tickled Pink - thank you for everything you do for Breast Cancer Now! We can't wait to see what the next 30 years can bring!