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Home About us Personal stories 500 results Secondary breast cancer wasn't on Michelle's radar Secondary breast cancer is when breast cancer cells spread from the primary (first) cancer in the breast to other parts of the body. But s... Jaqueline's story "If I live a while longer, I don't want to waste it being angry." Ella and Laura on posing in pink with Fairfax and Favor At 23 and 25, Ella and Laura had a diagnosis. They modelled for Fairfax and Favor’s pink breast cancer collection, to show breast cancer can... Remembering Dawn: Continuing her legacy by supporting the Omaze prize draw After losing his wife, Dawn, to secondary breast cancer just a month after diagnosis, Nick wanted to continue her legacy. He shares her sto... Men with breast cancer don't need to feel alone We had a chat with Dr Kerry Quincey, Doug Harper and Dave Talbot from the Men’s Virtual Meet Up (VMU). We asked about their connection to br... Celebrating 1 year of Breast Cancer Voices We celebrated 1 year since the relaunch of Breast Cancer Voices, by chatting with 2 of our Voices, rounding up highlights from the first yea... For International Nurses Day, Catherine gives the low-down on our nurse helpline and why it is so valuable We asked Catherine what she enjoys most about being one of our nurses and why the helpline is so important. Catherine offers a listening e... Jill is stepping forward for a Pink Ribbon Walk To mark the end of her hospital treatment, Jill signed up to a Pink Ribbon Walk. We asked Jill about her diagnosis, why she took part in o... Seeing what cancer did to Hayley is something that will stay with us forever When Hayley was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, it had already spread and become incurable. Now, her husband, Scott, and their two children h... It’s been difficult for us all, but we still talk about their mum every day Martim’s wife, Celina, passed away in 2020, just one year after being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. Suddenly a single dad to four ... I’m still here 10 years on from a secondary diagnosis, so every bit of research is vital to me Former MasterChef winner Jane Devonshire was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2012. Raising money for further research is something... Having a breast cancer diagnosis feels like being put on a train with no idea of the destination When Nana was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, she felt overwhelmed by uncertainty. She shares how she consciously adopted a po... Learning about breast cancer is so important for everyone, not just people who are at higher risk Nic does not have any personal experience of breast cancer, so she learnt a lot when her company hosted one of Breast Cancer Now’s Public He... It is heart-breaking to sit your children down and tell them you’re going to die Anita’s husband has been living with a life-limiting illness for a long time, which meant it was especially devastating for her to learn she... Right up until the end of her life, Emma was thinking of others and how she could help Emma’s last wish was to raise money so that other people wouldn’t go through the same experience as her. Lin and Lucy, Emma’s mum and sister... My diagnosis meant I had to shield for 18 weeks, so I used the opportunity for something good When Julie was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer during lockdown, she wanted to do something to ensure both she and her son staye... For a long time, I didn’t want to acknowledge my breast cancer diagnosis. I just wanted to be ‘normal’ When Natasha was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer at the age of 43, she tried to keep it at arm’s length. Now, she sees the value of c... Sometimes I feel guilty if I don’t think about mum for a while, but this gives me a lovely way to remember her Rich’s mum, Wendy, died of secondary breast cancer in 2016. Since then, he has been fundraising to help others like her, and recently set up... I sought medical help for years before finally being diagnosed with breast cancer Despite multiple visits to GPs, Nicky was told for more than a year that the change in her breast was nothing to worry about. She tells us a... Losing a loved one to cancer is brutal, but I focus on the happiness we had Les’s wife, Fiona, died of secondary breast cancer in 2019. He shares some powerful and moving thoughts about her passing, how he is celebra... My mum hid her breast cancer symptoms for so long – by the time she was diagnosed, it was already too late Chris’ mum, Gill, died of secondary breast cancer in March this year. He tells us about the wonderful person she was, as well as how he is r... Going through breast cancer is never easy, but there are things you can do to offer support Knowing how to help someone with breast cancer can be tricky, which is why we spoke with four women with different types of breast cancer ab... I was told I had secondary breast cancer, but nobody explained what that meant When Anne found a lump in her neck, she had no idea it could be linked to the breast cancer she had years earlier. She tells us how she got ... My marathon training was interrupted by breast cancer treatment, but that won’t stop me from running Despite unpleasant treatment side effects and surgery recovery time, Danielle persevered with her training. Now, 18 months after her diagnos... Two months after being told I was cancer-free, I discovered I had secondary breast cancer When Pam was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in October 2020, she was overwhelmed physically and emotionally. She tells us what she’... Having breast cancer has given me a new zest for life When she was diagnosed five years ago, Fran decided to approach her treatment with positivity. Now she looks back at the things that helped ... My secondary breast cancer was misdiagnosed as a chest infection When Joy initially started experiencing symptoms of secondary breast cancer, her doctors thought it was asthma-related. A decade later, she ... Some days I can talk about Iris and be fine, but on other days I’m a mess Barry’s wife, Iris, died at the start of 2020. He tells us about their relationship, her treatment for secondary breast cancer and the amazi... Waiting for reconstruction has been hard, but I’ve got through it with humour Carole was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 37. After a tough experience with chemotherapy, she’s also had to wait a long time for ... I’ve always dealt with bad times by using humour, but cancer pushed me to my limit Jacqui was diagnosed with cancer in June 2019. Within the space of a year, she lost two friends and her dog to cancer, had to close her busi... It took six months for doctors to diagnose me with secondary breast cancer Aliya experienced a long delay when seeking help for her secondary breast cancer symptoms. She hopes her story can help both doctors and pat... There was so much about breast cancer that I didn’t know When Jane’s husband had prostate cancer, she learnt a lot about the condition. Through Breast Cancer Now’s public health talks, she ensured ... Previous 1 ... 15 16 Next
Secondary breast cancer wasn't on Michelle's radar Secondary breast cancer is when breast cancer cells spread from the primary (first) cancer in the breast to other parts of the body. But s...
Ella and Laura on posing in pink with Fairfax and Favor At 23 and 25, Ella and Laura had a diagnosis. They modelled for Fairfax and Favor’s pink breast cancer collection, to show breast cancer can...
Remembering Dawn: Continuing her legacy by supporting the Omaze prize draw After losing his wife, Dawn, to secondary breast cancer just a month after diagnosis, Nick wanted to continue her legacy. He shares her sto...
Men with breast cancer don't need to feel alone We had a chat with Dr Kerry Quincey, Doug Harper and Dave Talbot from the Men’s Virtual Meet Up (VMU). We asked about their connection to br...
Celebrating 1 year of Breast Cancer Voices We celebrated 1 year since the relaunch of Breast Cancer Voices, by chatting with 2 of our Voices, rounding up highlights from the first yea...
For International Nurses Day, Catherine gives the low-down on our nurse helpline and why it is so valuable We asked Catherine what she enjoys most about being one of our nurses and why the helpline is so important. Catherine offers a listening e...
Jill is stepping forward for a Pink Ribbon Walk To mark the end of her hospital treatment, Jill signed up to a Pink Ribbon Walk. We asked Jill about her diagnosis, why she took part in o...
Seeing what cancer did to Hayley is something that will stay with us forever When Hayley was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, it had already spread and become incurable. Now, her husband, Scott, and their two children h...
It’s been difficult for us all, but we still talk about their mum every day Martim’s wife, Celina, passed away in 2020, just one year after being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. Suddenly a single dad to four ...
I’m still here 10 years on from a secondary diagnosis, so every bit of research is vital to me Former MasterChef winner Jane Devonshire was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2012. Raising money for further research is something...
Having a breast cancer diagnosis feels like being put on a train with no idea of the destination When Nana was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, she felt overwhelmed by uncertainty. She shares how she consciously adopted a po...
Learning about breast cancer is so important for everyone, not just people who are at higher risk Nic does not have any personal experience of breast cancer, so she learnt a lot when her company hosted one of Breast Cancer Now’s Public He...
It is heart-breaking to sit your children down and tell them you’re going to die Anita’s husband has been living with a life-limiting illness for a long time, which meant it was especially devastating for her to learn she...
Right up until the end of her life, Emma was thinking of others and how she could help Emma’s last wish was to raise money so that other people wouldn’t go through the same experience as her. Lin and Lucy, Emma’s mum and sister...
My diagnosis meant I had to shield for 18 weeks, so I used the opportunity for something good When Julie was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer during lockdown, she wanted to do something to ensure both she and her son staye...
For a long time, I didn’t want to acknowledge my breast cancer diagnosis. I just wanted to be ‘normal’ When Natasha was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer at the age of 43, she tried to keep it at arm’s length. Now, she sees the value of c...
Sometimes I feel guilty if I don’t think about mum for a while, but this gives me a lovely way to remember her Rich’s mum, Wendy, died of secondary breast cancer in 2016. Since then, he has been fundraising to help others like her, and recently set up...
I sought medical help for years before finally being diagnosed with breast cancer Despite multiple visits to GPs, Nicky was told for more than a year that the change in her breast was nothing to worry about. She tells us a...
Losing a loved one to cancer is brutal, but I focus on the happiness we had Les’s wife, Fiona, died of secondary breast cancer in 2019. He shares some powerful and moving thoughts about her passing, how he is celebra...
My mum hid her breast cancer symptoms for so long – by the time she was diagnosed, it was already too late Chris’ mum, Gill, died of secondary breast cancer in March this year. He tells us about the wonderful person she was, as well as how he is r...
Going through breast cancer is never easy, but there are things you can do to offer support Knowing how to help someone with breast cancer can be tricky, which is why we spoke with four women with different types of breast cancer ab...
I was told I had secondary breast cancer, but nobody explained what that meant When Anne found a lump in her neck, she had no idea it could be linked to the breast cancer she had years earlier. She tells us how she got ...
My marathon training was interrupted by breast cancer treatment, but that won’t stop me from running Despite unpleasant treatment side effects and surgery recovery time, Danielle persevered with her training. Now, 18 months after her diagnos...
Two months after being told I was cancer-free, I discovered I had secondary breast cancer When Pam was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in October 2020, she was overwhelmed physically and emotionally. She tells us what she’...
Having breast cancer has given me a new zest for life When she was diagnosed five years ago, Fran decided to approach her treatment with positivity. Now she looks back at the things that helped ...
My secondary breast cancer was misdiagnosed as a chest infection When Joy initially started experiencing symptoms of secondary breast cancer, her doctors thought it was asthma-related. A decade later, she ...
Some days I can talk about Iris and be fine, but on other days I’m a mess Barry’s wife, Iris, died at the start of 2020. He tells us about their relationship, her treatment for secondary breast cancer and the amazi...
Waiting for reconstruction has been hard, but I’ve got through it with humour Carole was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 37. After a tough experience with chemotherapy, she’s also had to wait a long time for ...
I’ve always dealt with bad times by using humour, but cancer pushed me to my limit Jacqui was diagnosed with cancer in June 2019. Within the space of a year, she lost two friends and her dog to cancer, had to close her busi...
It took six months for doctors to diagnose me with secondary breast cancer Aliya experienced a long delay when seeking help for her secondary breast cancer symptoms. She hopes her story can help both doctors and pat...
There was so much about breast cancer that I didn’t know When Jane’s husband had prostate cancer, she learnt a lot about the condition. Through Breast Cancer Now’s public health talks, she ensured ...