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About Breast Cancer Now

We’re the UK’s leading breast cancer charity. And we’re combining the power of science and support to change breast cancer. Now.

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What we do

  • Science

    Life-saving research

    New discoveries. Better treatments. Cures.

    Uncovering how breast cancer develops and spreads. New and better treatments that can find and destroy cancer cells. And one day, cures that can stop it in its tracks entirely.

    A selection of research samples.
    A selection of research samples.
  • Support

    Life-changing support

    Trusted information. Help to live well. Meeting people who just get it.

    We’re here with life-changing support now. Whatever you’re going through. However you need it. So you never have to face breast cancer alone.

    A group of women sat in a circle of chairs, in conversation with each other, during a Younger Women Together support service.
    A group of women sat in a circle of chairs, in conversation with each other, during a Younger Women Together support service.
  • Campaign

    Change-making campaigns

    Knowing the signs and symptoms. Quicker, earlier diagnosis. Access to treatments.

    We’re campaigning to make change happen now. So everyone with breast cancer can live and live well.

    Women posing for photos campaigning, with megaphones, in Westminster with Big Ben in the background.
    Women posing for photos campaigning, with megaphones, in Westminster with Big Ben in the background.
  • Our vision

    More people than ever are developing breast cancer

    Every 9 minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK. And a man is diagnosed every day.

    We’ve been making change happen for over 50 years, and we’re not stopping now. Because we have a bold vision. That by 2050, everyone with breast cancer will live and live well. We can’t do it on our own. But together, we can make change happen. Now.

    Younger Women Together Breast Cancer Now group support service
    Younger Women Together Breast Cancer Now group support service

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