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Extra radiotherapy ‘boost’ could keep some breast cancers at bay – study

Women with certain types of breast cancer may benefit from a radiotherapy “boost” to help keep the disease at bay, a new study suggests. Researchers found that women with an early form of breast cancer were more likely to stay free of the disease ...

23 Aug 2022 at 18:37

NHS and social care system in ‘most perilous position in memory’

The NHS and social care system are in the “most perilous position in memory”, a group of leading charities has warned. The Richmond Group of Charities said the systems were reaching “crunch point” which could mean the NHS and social care ...

15 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Mother and daughter diagnosed with breast cancer within a week of each other

A Scottish mother and daughter, who were both diagnosed with breast cancer within a week of each other, are set to take to the catwalk. Angela Jones, 60 and daughter Mary, 32, were both told they had the cancer in 2021 and will next ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Women with advanced breast cancer get new immunotherapy on the NHS

Around 100 women a year with advanced breast cancer will be able to try a new type of immunotherapy on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has overturned its draft rejection of Keytruda ...

25 May 2022 at 01:01

Local News

Derry mum fundraising for Breast Cancer Now in memory of sister Sarah

A Derry woman who lost her sister to cancer over the past year is to host a second annual fundraising Afternoon Tea in her memory for Breast Cancer Now. 54-year-old Theresa Kelly from Derry, hosted an Afternoon Tea in ...

30 Apr 2023 at 18:33

Health & Wellbeing

Sarah, Duchess of York has operation for breast cancer: What to know about mammograms

Sarah, Duchess of York has revealed she is recovering from an operation after being diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammogram. Here, the PA news agency looks into who can get a mammogram and what ...

26 Jun 2023 at 09:05

Breast cancer survivor treks 24 peaks in 48 hours to ‘cherish feeling alive’

A breast cancer survivor has completed one of her “toughest” challenges yet by trekking across 24 peaks in 48 hours to “cherish the moments that you’re given to feel alive”. Jackie Scully, 42, from Greenwich, ...

29 Jul 2024 at 08:00

Health

Mum so scared of getting breast cancer she checks daily for lumps gets the disease twice before she is 30 and campaigns for kinder treatments

A mum whose fear of getting breast cancer prompted her to check daily for lumps for years only to have the disease twice by the time she was 30 is campaigning for kinder treatments after chemotherapy made ...

10 Aug 2022 at 09:03

‘AI may be able to safely assess breast cancer scans’

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can “safely” read breast cancer screening images, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that computer-aided detection could spot cancer in mammograms – X-ray ...

01 Aug 2023 at 23:30

Nadia Sawalha joins women going topless for breast cancer drug campaign

Loose Women presenter Nadia Sawalha has stripped off for a campaign demanding a breast cancer drug be made available on the NHS in England and Wales. On Wednesday, a group of 31 women with painted ...

10 Jul 2024 at 16:35

Duchess of York helps launch breast cancer campaign during Loose Women debut

Sarah, Duchess of York has urged women not to miss their mammogram screenings as she made her debut on Loose Women, saying she “would not be sitting here if I hadn’t have gone”. The duchess took ...

02 Nov 2023 at 14:50

‘Lives will be cut short’ if drug not given to women with breast cancer

Health officials and pharmaceutical companies have been urged to urgently work together to make a life-extending drug available to thousands of women with incurable breast cancer. Experts from ...

24 May 2024 at 16:19

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