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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 community support, and wants to use her experience to educate others.
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New research reveals most women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer can expect to become “long-term survivors”
Baroness Delyth Morgan, chief executive at Breast Cancer Now said:
Why we do it
Our vision is that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well.
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Feeling alone and a little lost after breast cancer, Jo signed up to our Moving Forward course
After breast cancer treatment, Jo was worried about leaving her hospital team, who had been her ‘security blanket.’ To get the support she needed, she signed up to one of our Moving Forward courses.
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We respond to MP Dawn Butler's mission to find the Million Missing Mammograms
Following MP Dawn Butler's appearance on This Morning today, announcing her mission to find the Million Missing Mammograms, Breast Cancer Now said:
Sign our #NoTimeToWaste petition
Join us in calling on the government and NHS England to run a national breast screening awareness campaign.
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Why are so many unreconstructed women like me hidden?
When Claire discovered that about 2/3 of women choose not to have reconstruction after mastectomy, she wanted to find a way to share and understand their experiences through her Intimate Tour of Breasts.
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No experience of breast cancer is ‘good’, but meeting one another made it slightly easier
Deanne and Annette became friends after meeting at a breast cancer support group in 2015. Since then, they’ve enjoyed hosting regular fundraisers together – including their annual Afternoon Tea.
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Should I want to know my prognosis?
Rebecca, diagnosed with incurable, secondary breast cancer earlier in 2018, looks at what a prognosis means to her, and whether it would change the way she lives.
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I made the decision not to hide anything from my kids
When Marina was diagnosed, she worried about her children. Then she read Breast Cancer Care's book, Mummy's Lump.
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We respond to NICE Board decision to not make changes to severity modifier
Claire Rowney, chief executive at Breast Cancer Now, said:
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Secondary (metastatic) breast cancer in the brain
Find out about what it means when breast cancer has spread to the brain, the different treatment options and managing symptoms.