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Home About us Personal stories 500 results Breast Cancer Now's services kept me positive in dark times Louisa was diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of 2019. Throughout her treatment, she turned to Breast Cancer Now for help and support... Breast Cancer Now supported me when coronavirus affected my treatment Rhianwen was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, her treatment has been affected. Here is how she is co... Breast Cancer Now helped me when I needed it, so it is time to give a little bit back Helen was diagnosed with primary breast cancer a few years ago, and has since recovered from treatment. Now, she is raising money for second... Breast cancer made me realise how important friendship is As part of M&S and Breast Cancer Now’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign, 11 women share their stories of the surprising and invaluable... Breast cancer made me feel like I had to rebuild myself During her recovery from breast cancer treatment, Angela decided to write Rebel Boob, a show about the real-life experiences of women with b... As someone with secondary breast cancer, I sometimes wish I had someone to check in on me Sarah was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2019, two years after her primary diagnosis. She tells us about her treatment frustrati... Being around other young women was priceless After getting diagnosed at 32, Rachel was in shock and felt isolated. She found our support group, Younger Women Together, and it showed her... Because I was young, my breast cancer symptoms weren’t taken seriously Adobea first went to her GP with a lump in 2016, but wasn’t diagnosed with breast cancer until it has already spread. She tells us how cance... Breast cancer didn’t just make me lose confidence in my looks, but also my health When Cassie got breast cancer in her thirties, it changed the way she saw herself. She talked to us about the ways she’s helping herself and... Being diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age made it hard to find support When Beth was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, she struggled to find other patients her age. After joining the Younger Women Together co... Roger is celebrating life, 10 years after a BRCA diagnosis 10 years after his breast cancer and BRCA diagnosis, Roger fundraised and ‘celebrated being alive’ by abseiling down Spinnaker Tower, in Por... We need to raise more awareness of breast cancer in men After going through treatment for breast cancer, Richard has committed to making more men aware of the risk, as well as pushing for more res... Being miserable wasn’t going to change the fact I had breast cancer, so I chose not to be When Moke was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, she was committed to keeping her positive attitude – even when she faced complic... Cancer doesn’t just invade your body, it invades your whole life Natasha is one of six sisters, all of whom have had cancer. After testing positive for the altered BRCA1 gene and receiving a breast cancer ... I regret my breast reconstruction decision, and I want other women to know their options Gina was offered a single mastectomy with reconstruction after her breast cancer diagnosis in May last year but has regrets about the outcom... It took a while to get used to my implant, but it helped me move forward After a mastectomy, Fiona made the decision to get an implant. She explains how it has helped her move forward from breast cancer. Being diagnosed just before Christmas was hard, but being out of treatment was even more difficult Louise found out she had breast cancer after a routine scan last December and began treatment just before Christmas. She reflects on the tou... The day I was diagnosed with breast cancer Nicky, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, couldn’t believe the diagnosis when it happened. She found our support services kept he... At Christmas we decorate Lisa's grave and leave money to her Fund in Memory Ian’s wife Lisa recovered from breast cancer, but died in 2017 from a neuroendocrine cancer. Since establishing Lisa’s Fund in Memory, Ian a... Breast cancer has changed my body, but it hasn’t made me less of a woman Patricia has had breast cancer four times since 1989 and has seen attitudes towards mastectomies change. However, she acknowledges there is ... Breast cancer has been difficult, but my children have been amazing When Gina was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she struggled due to surgery complications and changes to her body. Throughout it all,... I used to feel ashamed of my body – now I’m proud of it Before cancer, Emi struggled with her body image. She explains why her relationship with her body is now better than ever, and shares tips f... Five tips on telling children about breast cancer Anita struggled to tell her children about her diagnosis and has written a book for kids whose parents have cancer. She shares five tips for... As a widow, my first thoughts when I was diagnosed were for my children Last year, Francesca was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had lost her husband five years before and struggled with handling treatment duri... The day I told my children I had breast cancer When it came to telling her two daughters about her breast cancer diagnosis, Jazz Cooper found that honesty was the best policy. Breast cancer made my confidence hit the floor, but I used my experiences to help other women enjoy intimacy and feel sexy again After lobular breast cancer, Darlaine felt alone and wasn’t prepared for her ‘confidence to hit the floor.’ After receiving support from Br... Being a Voice gave Claire her control back After her diagnosis, Claire felt her choices had been taken away. But after volunteering with us and joining Breast Cancer Voices, Claire ha... As breast cancer patients, we need to speak and we need to be heard After initially being diagnosed with a stage 3 tumor, Anna now lives with secondary breast cancer. Your support can stop people like Bex feeling alone After her diagnosis, Bex just wanted to speak to someone who understood. She decided to be that person for others, by volunteering with our ... Sandra is embracing life as a Breast Cancer Now Voice Sandra's making the most of life with a secondary breast diagnosis and enjoys showing people it’s possible. Sheila's story: embracing her new look and inspiring others After learning to love her new look, and embrace life, Sheila signed up to some of our volunteering opportunities, including Breast Cancer V... Breast Cancer Now did so much to help me physically and mentally through my treatment Tracy Armstrong was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2019. After three operations, and with the COVID-19 pandemic creating even mo... Previous 1 ... 12 ... 16 Next
Breast Cancer Now's services kept me positive in dark times Louisa was diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of 2019. Throughout her treatment, she turned to Breast Cancer Now for help and support...
Breast Cancer Now supported me when coronavirus affected my treatment Rhianwen was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, her treatment has been affected. Here is how she is co...
Breast Cancer Now helped me when I needed it, so it is time to give a little bit back Helen was diagnosed with primary breast cancer a few years ago, and has since recovered from treatment. Now, she is raising money for second...
Breast cancer made me realise how important friendship is As part of M&S and Breast Cancer Now’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign, 11 women share their stories of the surprising and invaluable...
Breast cancer made me feel like I had to rebuild myself During her recovery from breast cancer treatment, Angela decided to write Rebel Boob, a show about the real-life experiences of women with b...
As someone with secondary breast cancer, I sometimes wish I had someone to check in on me Sarah was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2019, two years after her primary diagnosis. She tells us about her treatment frustrati...
Being around other young women was priceless After getting diagnosed at 32, Rachel was in shock and felt isolated. She found our support group, Younger Women Together, and it showed her...
Because I was young, my breast cancer symptoms weren’t taken seriously Adobea first went to her GP with a lump in 2016, but wasn’t diagnosed with breast cancer until it has already spread. She tells us how cance...
Breast cancer didn’t just make me lose confidence in my looks, but also my health When Cassie got breast cancer in her thirties, it changed the way she saw herself. She talked to us about the ways she’s helping herself and...
Being diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age made it hard to find support When Beth was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, she struggled to find other patients her age. After joining the Younger Women Together co...
Roger is celebrating life, 10 years after a BRCA diagnosis 10 years after his breast cancer and BRCA diagnosis, Roger fundraised and ‘celebrated being alive’ by abseiling down Spinnaker Tower, in Por...
We need to raise more awareness of breast cancer in men After going through treatment for breast cancer, Richard has committed to making more men aware of the risk, as well as pushing for more res...
Being miserable wasn’t going to change the fact I had breast cancer, so I chose not to be When Moke was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, she was committed to keeping her positive attitude – even when she faced complic...
Cancer doesn’t just invade your body, it invades your whole life Natasha is one of six sisters, all of whom have had cancer. After testing positive for the altered BRCA1 gene and receiving a breast cancer ...
I regret my breast reconstruction decision, and I want other women to know their options Gina was offered a single mastectomy with reconstruction after her breast cancer diagnosis in May last year but has regrets about the outcom...
It took a while to get used to my implant, but it helped me move forward After a mastectomy, Fiona made the decision to get an implant. She explains how it has helped her move forward from breast cancer.
Being diagnosed just before Christmas was hard, but being out of treatment was even more difficult Louise found out she had breast cancer after a routine scan last December and began treatment just before Christmas. She reflects on the tou...
The day I was diagnosed with breast cancer Nicky, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, couldn’t believe the diagnosis when it happened. She found our support services kept he...
At Christmas we decorate Lisa's grave and leave money to her Fund in Memory Ian’s wife Lisa recovered from breast cancer, but died in 2017 from a neuroendocrine cancer. Since establishing Lisa’s Fund in Memory, Ian a...
Breast cancer has changed my body, but it hasn’t made me less of a woman Patricia has had breast cancer four times since 1989 and has seen attitudes towards mastectomies change. However, she acknowledges there is ...
Breast cancer has been difficult, but my children have been amazing When Gina was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she struggled due to surgery complications and changes to her body. Throughout it all,...
I used to feel ashamed of my body – now I’m proud of it Before cancer, Emi struggled with her body image. She explains why her relationship with her body is now better than ever, and shares tips f...
Five tips on telling children about breast cancer Anita struggled to tell her children about her diagnosis and has written a book for kids whose parents have cancer. She shares five tips for...
As a widow, my first thoughts when I was diagnosed were for my children Last year, Francesca was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had lost her husband five years before and struggled with handling treatment duri...
The day I told my children I had breast cancer When it came to telling her two daughters about her breast cancer diagnosis, Jazz Cooper found that honesty was the best policy.
Breast cancer made my confidence hit the floor, but I used my experiences to help other women enjoy intimacy and feel sexy again After lobular breast cancer, Darlaine felt alone and wasn’t prepared for her ‘confidence to hit the floor.’ After receiving support from Br...
Being a Voice gave Claire her control back After her diagnosis, Claire felt her choices had been taken away. But after volunteering with us and joining Breast Cancer Voices, Claire ha...
As breast cancer patients, we need to speak and we need to be heard After initially being diagnosed with a stage 3 tumor, Anna now lives with secondary breast cancer.
Your support can stop people like Bex feeling alone After her diagnosis, Bex just wanted to speak to someone who understood. She decided to be that person for others, by volunteering with our ...
Sandra is embracing life as a Breast Cancer Now Voice Sandra's making the most of life with a secondary breast diagnosis and enjoys showing people it’s possible.
Sheila's story: embracing her new look and inspiring others After learning to love her new look, and embrace life, Sheila signed up to some of our volunteering opportunities, including Breast Cancer V...
Breast Cancer Now did so much to help me physically and mentally through my treatment Tracy Armstrong was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2019. After three operations, and with the COVID-19 pandemic creating even mo...