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.

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!

Time ran out for Jeannie and Tracy. They died in the 2 years since we made this video, along with many others around the UK living with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer. Some of them could still be here. With their friends, their families, their partners, their children.

Today MPs are holding a debate in parliament on metastatic breast cancer. Their discussion is likely to include issues such as improvements to data collection and access to life-extending treatments such as Enhertu. The people who need these drugs don’t have time to wait.

We urgently need your help.  Thousands of people living with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer have been denied access to the life-extending drug, Enhertu. Denied the extra time to live it could have given them.