Wear it pink this October At work. At school. At home. Wherever you do it, wear pink and raise money to fund life-changing research and support
Home About us Personal stories 500 results Everything I knew as a breast cancer surgeon was irrelevant once I became a breast cancer patient Liz O'Riordan loved her career as a breast cancer surgeon. But her job - and life - was hugely impacted when she herself had a breast cancer... My Story podcast: Support and advice for people with breast cancer In this special episode of our podcast, we've pulled together some of the best advice our guests have shared over the last season. Whether y... My story: Nadia and Medina Nadia was just 23 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She and her older sister, Medina, tell us how they were both impacted... My Story podcast: Annabel Before Annabel was diagnosed, she felt that her main concern in life was to find a boyfriend. She tells us how breast cancer changed her per... My Story podcast: Lucy Last year, Lucy experienced a recurrence just four years after first being diagnosed at age 28. She tells us about how she's managing treatm... Being an Indian girl, I didn't know anyone who had gone through breast cancer Watch a video of Kreena talking about overcoming taboos and why she wants to share her story of hope. My Story podcast: Amanda Mealing In 2002, actor Amanda Mealing discovered she had breast cancer within 24 hours of giving birth. Determined not to let her treatment interfer... My Story podcast: Bami After losing her mum and sister to breast cancer, Bami was hypervigilant about her own risk. Now, she volunteers her time and efforts to edu... My Story podcast: Abi Abi was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2019 after losing both her mum and grandmother to the disease. She tells us how it has cha... My Story podcast: Rosamund and Jonathan In 2020, two days before Christmas, Rosamund found out she had breast cancer. We spoke to her and her husband about how they're working thro... My Story podcast: Tony A decade ago, Tony was diagnosed with breast cancer. As he approaches the end of his treatment, he speaks about how the last 10 years have a... My Story podcast: Nina When Nina was treated for triple negative breast cancer, she experienced side effects that completely changed how she looked and felt. Liste... My Story podcast: Kendra Kendra found her diagnosis difficult to deal with, especially when everyone around her struggled to talk about it. In this episode, she spea... My Story podcast: Catherine On this episode of the My Story podcast, we chat to one of our clinical specialist nurses, Catherine. She gives us her perspective on being ... My Story podcast: Fran At the age of 25, Fran was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. In the space of nine months, she's undergone chemotherapy, radiotherapy a... My Story podcast: The Bra Sisters Kate and Sarah met through a mutual friend after they were both diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. As well as supporting one another thro... My story podcast: David In 2015, David found out he was one of approximately 370 men in the UK to develop breast cancer each year. Here, he tells us about his exper... My story podcast: Claire Claire decided not to have a reconstruction after her mastectomy, and instead uses her platform as an artist to celebrate her body. My story podcast: Emi During her treatment for primary breast cancer, Emi felt numb. However, when her emotions began to return, she discovered new feelings of lo... My story podcast: Avril In this podcast, we speak to Avril, who found herself at a loose end while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She decided to set up he... My story podcast: Fay In this episode, we speak to Fay, who talks about struggling with sex and intimacy in the months following her breast cancer treatment. My story podcast: Susan Susan struggled with feelings of guilt, isolation and loneliness after being diagnosed in 2016. This is how she managed her emotions. My story podcast: Lauren In this episode we speak with Lauren about the impact breast cancer had on her mental health during Christmas time - and where she found sup... My story podcast: Sonia When Sonia was diagnosed with breast cancer, she found out she had the BRCA2 gene. She talks to us about worries about her fertility and fin... My story podcast: Karin We speak to Karin about dealing with her recurrence and how she supports others with their mental health after a breast cancer diagnosis. ... My story podcast: Anita Anita talks to us about how being honest with her children helped them cope with her breast cancer diagnosis. My story podcast: Edwina Yoga gave Edwina strength when she struggled with mental health issues. She gives her tips on getting started. My Story podcast: Research stories This week, we're taking a quick peek into the research side of things with our research communications officer, Edd, and discussing 3 studie... Showing men can get breast cancer too, Jim signed up to our fabulous catwalk, The Show Jim wants to get men talking about breast cancer and show men can get it too. He’s excited for an uplifting experience, donning adventurous ... Podcast: Sonia - On 20 years of change in breast cancer In this episode, Laura talks to Sonia, member of the board of trustees at Breast Cancer Now. Sonia speaks about her diagnosis of breast canc... Getting support: counselling, support groups and mindfulness Katherine shares how she found support through counselling, support groups and mindfulness. She also gives tips on how you can find support.... Join the breast cancer dragon boat movement Christine Bailey, a member of the Pink Champagne Dragon Boat team, talks about an activity that’s bringing women with breast cancer together... Seven years on: what I wish I had known during treatment Liz was diagnosed with breast cancer at 28. Seven years later, she shares the things she wish she knew when going through treatment. Waiting to know what type of cancer I had left me completely terrified Catrina, a writer and artistic director, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of last year. These excerpts from her blog show the tur... Secondary breast cancer won't stop me being active Donna is currently undergoing treatment for secondary breast cancer, but she isn't letting that get in the way of staying active. My story: exercise and breast cancer Sara, Rebecca and Della talk about their relationship with exercise throughout and beyond their breast cancer treatment. I use my breast cancer experience to raise awareness and money for others When Dawn was diagnosed with breast cancer in March last year, she went on walks to maintain her physical and mental health. She tells us ho... I took comfort in eating during treatment Rebekah felt as though food became a comfort during her breast cancer treatment. She shares her top 5 tips for losing weight healthily. Despite my diagnosis being nearly 5 years ago, I still feel like it was yesterday Esther shares how Breast Cancer Now’s services helped her reclaim her life after her diagnosis in 2013. Women with breast cancer can sometimes feel undesirable, I want to change that Victoria Gugenheim is a world-famous body painter, and has worked on some astounding projects. More recently, they have been working with br... My treatment was tough, but the emotional support I received had a huge impact on my recovery Toria Kendrick was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after having a baby and seeing her own mother go through treatment. Once she felt we... A year after a clear mammogram, I had grade 3 cancer in my breast and lymph nodes Vicks' diagnosis was a shock, and she found it difficult to manage treatment on top of being a single mum and starting a new job. Thankfully... I've been diagnosed with breast cancer three times - and I'm not yet 30 Katie was diagnosed with breast cancer three times before she turned 30. She shares how she’s kept her sense of self while living with secon... My sister was so young when she got breast cancer, even the doctors couldn’t believe it Medina’s sister, Nadia, found out she had breast cancer when she was just 23. She tells us how scary it was to see her younger sibling go th... Emma's diaries Emma Young is 39 and lives in Hemel Hempstead. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, but just 5 days later, she got the devastating ... Losing your hair can leave you feeling extremely vulnerable When Ann lost her hair due to chemotherapy, she found it difficult. Now it’s grown back, she’s planning on shaving her head to raise money f... For the first time since my secondary diagnosis, I am being relentlessly kind to myself After being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, Sherin lost her usual zest for life. Thankfully, she’s now rediscovered it – but it came... I wondered why I had cancer, what had I done wrong? Della was shocked when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She explains how exercise helped her regain confidence and feel better after tr... I felt guilty after being diagnosed with breast cancer while my dad was sick Sarah discovered she had breast cancer shortly after her father was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. She found staying active, along... After starting treatment for secondary breast cancer, I didn’t see myself in the mirror anymore Growing up, Fran sometimes had a difficult relationship with her body. Her secondary breast cancer diagnosis tested her even further, but no... Previous 1 ... 7 ... 10 Next
Everything I knew as a breast cancer surgeon was irrelevant once I became a breast cancer patient Liz O'Riordan loved her career as a breast cancer surgeon. But her job - and life - was hugely impacted when she herself had a breast cancer...
My Story podcast: Support and advice for people with breast cancer In this special episode of our podcast, we've pulled together some of the best advice our guests have shared over the last season. Whether y...
My story: Nadia and Medina Nadia was just 23 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She and her older sister, Medina, tell us how they were both impacted...
My Story podcast: Annabel Before Annabel was diagnosed, she felt that her main concern in life was to find a boyfriend. She tells us how breast cancer changed her per...
My Story podcast: Lucy Last year, Lucy experienced a recurrence just four years after first being diagnosed at age 28. She tells us about how she's managing treatm...
Being an Indian girl, I didn't know anyone who had gone through breast cancer Watch a video of Kreena talking about overcoming taboos and why she wants to share her story of hope.
My Story podcast: Amanda Mealing In 2002, actor Amanda Mealing discovered she had breast cancer within 24 hours of giving birth. Determined not to let her treatment interfer...
My Story podcast: Bami After losing her mum and sister to breast cancer, Bami was hypervigilant about her own risk. Now, she volunteers her time and efforts to edu...
My Story podcast: Abi Abi was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2019 after losing both her mum and grandmother to the disease. She tells us how it has cha...
My Story podcast: Rosamund and Jonathan In 2020, two days before Christmas, Rosamund found out she had breast cancer. We spoke to her and her husband about how they're working thro...
My Story podcast: Tony A decade ago, Tony was diagnosed with breast cancer. As he approaches the end of his treatment, he speaks about how the last 10 years have a...
My Story podcast: Nina When Nina was treated for triple negative breast cancer, she experienced side effects that completely changed how she looked and felt. Liste...
My Story podcast: Kendra Kendra found her diagnosis difficult to deal with, especially when everyone around her struggled to talk about it. In this episode, she spea...
My Story podcast: Catherine On this episode of the My Story podcast, we chat to one of our clinical specialist nurses, Catherine. She gives us her perspective on being ...
My Story podcast: Fran At the age of 25, Fran was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. In the space of nine months, she's undergone chemotherapy, radiotherapy a...
My Story podcast: The Bra Sisters Kate and Sarah met through a mutual friend after they were both diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. As well as supporting one another thro...
My story podcast: David In 2015, David found out he was one of approximately 370 men in the UK to develop breast cancer each year. Here, he tells us about his exper...
My story podcast: Claire Claire decided not to have a reconstruction after her mastectomy, and instead uses her platform as an artist to celebrate her body.
My story podcast: Emi During her treatment for primary breast cancer, Emi felt numb. However, when her emotions began to return, she discovered new feelings of lo...
My story podcast: Avril In this podcast, we speak to Avril, who found herself at a loose end while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She decided to set up he...
My story podcast: Fay In this episode, we speak to Fay, who talks about struggling with sex and intimacy in the months following her breast cancer treatment.
My story podcast: Susan Susan struggled with feelings of guilt, isolation and loneliness after being diagnosed in 2016. This is how she managed her emotions.
My story podcast: Lauren In this episode we speak with Lauren about the impact breast cancer had on her mental health during Christmas time - and where she found sup...
My story podcast: Sonia When Sonia was diagnosed with breast cancer, she found out she had the BRCA2 gene. She talks to us about worries about her fertility and fin...
My story podcast: Karin We speak to Karin about dealing with her recurrence and how she supports others with their mental health after a breast cancer diagnosis. ...
My story podcast: Anita Anita talks to us about how being honest with her children helped them cope with her breast cancer diagnosis.
My story podcast: Edwina Yoga gave Edwina strength when she struggled with mental health issues. She gives her tips on getting started.
My Story podcast: Research stories This week, we're taking a quick peek into the research side of things with our research communications officer, Edd, and discussing 3 studie...
Showing men can get breast cancer too, Jim signed up to our fabulous catwalk, The Show Jim wants to get men talking about breast cancer and show men can get it too. He’s excited for an uplifting experience, donning adventurous ...
Podcast: Sonia - On 20 years of change in breast cancer In this episode, Laura talks to Sonia, member of the board of trustees at Breast Cancer Now. Sonia speaks about her diagnosis of breast canc...
Getting support: counselling, support groups and mindfulness Katherine shares how she found support through counselling, support groups and mindfulness. She also gives tips on how you can find support....
Join the breast cancer dragon boat movement Christine Bailey, a member of the Pink Champagne Dragon Boat team, talks about an activity that’s bringing women with breast cancer together...
Seven years on: what I wish I had known during treatment Liz was diagnosed with breast cancer at 28. Seven years later, she shares the things she wish she knew when going through treatment.
Waiting to know what type of cancer I had left me completely terrified Catrina, a writer and artistic director, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of last year. These excerpts from her blog show the tur...
Secondary breast cancer won't stop me being active Donna is currently undergoing treatment for secondary breast cancer, but she isn't letting that get in the way of staying active.
My story: exercise and breast cancer Sara, Rebecca and Della talk about their relationship with exercise throughout and beyond their breast cancer treatment.
I use my breast cancer experience to raise awareness and money for others When Dawn was diagnosed with breast cancer in March last year, she went on walks to maintain her physical and mental health. She tells us ho...
I took comfort in eating during treatment Rebekah felt as though food became a comfort during her breast cancer treatment. She shares her top 5 tips for losing weight healthily.
Despite my diagnosis being nearly 5 years ago, I still feel like it was yesterday Esther shares how Breast Cancer Now’s services helped her reclaim her life after her diagnosis in 2013.
Women with breast cancer can sometimes feel undesirable, I want to change that Victoria Gugenheim is a world-famous body painter, and has worked on some astounding projects. More recently, they have been working with br...
My treatment was tough, but the emotional support I received had a huge impact on my recovery Toria Kendrick was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after having a baby and seeing her own mother go through treatment. Once she felt we...
A year after a clear mammogram, I had grade 3 cancer in my breast and lymph nodes Vicks' diagnosis was a shock, and she found it difficult to manage treatment on top of being a single mum and starting a new job. Thankfully...
I've been diagnosed with breast cancer three times - and I'm not yet 30 Katie was diagnosed with breast cancer three times before she turned 30. She shares how she’s kept her sense of self while living with secon...
My sister was so young when she got breast cancer, even the doctors couldn’t believe it Medina’s sister, Nadia, found out she had breast cancer when she was just 23. She tells us how scary it was to see her younger sibling go th...
Emma's diaries Emma Young is 39 and lives in Hemel Hempstead. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, but just 5 days later, she got the devastating ...
Losing your hair can leave you feeling extremely vulnerable When Ann lost her hair due to chemotherapy, she found it difficult. Now it’s grown back, she’s planning on shaving her head to raise money f...
For the first time since my secondary diagnosis, I am being relentlessly kind to myself After being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, Sherin lost her usual zest for life. Thankfully, she’s now rediscovered it – but it came...
I wondered why I had cancer, what had I done wrong? Della was shocked when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She explains how exercise helped her regain confidence and feel better after tr...
I felt guilty after being diagnosed with breast cancer while my dad was sick Sarah discovered she had breast cancer shortly after her father was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. She found staying active, along...
After starting treatment for secondary breast cancer, I didn’t see myself in the mirror anymore Growing up, Fran sometimes had a difficult relationship with her body. Her secondary breast cancer diagnosis tested her even further, but no...
