Weight gain linked to lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause 13 Mar 2020 Gaining weight from early adulthood is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause, a major global study of more than 600,000 women has found. Find out more Show/Hide
New test predicts chance of living more than a year on targeted breast cancer treatment 08 Dec 2019 A new test could pick out women with advanced breast cancer who are likely to benefit from an exciting new targeted therapy for more than a year. Find out more Show/Hide
Personalised ‘liquid biopsy’ could detect return of breast cancer nearly eleven months earlier than hospital scans 01 Aug 2019 Multicentre UK study finds new blood test could detect the return and spread of breast cancer on average 10.7 months before tumours became visible on scans or patients developed symptoms Find out more Show/Hide
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy 09 Mar 2019
Having a heavier first-born child or a shorter pregnancy may increase a mother’s risk of breast cancer 15 Oct 2018
High levels of fertility-related hormone linked to increased breast cancer risk, new study finds 17 Sep 2018
Scientists uncover DNA ‘shield’ with crucial roles in normal cell division, the immune system and cancer 18 Jul 2018