Obesity, alcohol and putting off becoming a mother have been blamed for an increase in the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Figures released by Cancer Research UK last week showed that one in eight British women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. In 2008, 47,700 women were diagnosed with the disease, which […]

A simple blood test could be the answer to detecting cancer in the very early stages, new UK research has found. The University of Nottingham and cancer detection technology company Oncimmune have developed a blood test that can assist in the detection of cancer up to four years earlier than current testing methods, such as […]

Three of the world’s biggest fashion icons have posed naked, all in the name of a good cause. Kylie Minogue, Sienna Miller and Claudia Schiffer all got their gear of for the new Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign in the UK. The stars, who posed wearing nothing but a silk sheet with the charity’s logo […]

We’ve spoken with some inspirational breast cancer survivors about their journeys. Plus don’t miss ‘Five things every woman should know about breast cancer’ below. Tanya Downes felt the lump, as she was playing on the floor with her two young kids one Sunday morning in December 2007. “I really thought it was nothing,” she says. […]

Instead of chocolates or flowers for your Mum this Mother’s Day, make your gift a gift for breast cancer research… Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer-related death in women in Australia. Around one in 10 women will be diagnosed with this disease. Although it can affect all adult women, it is very […]

Popster Kylie Minogue has done it. So have megastar Olivia Newton-John and legendary athlete Raelene Boyle. These celebrities, like thousands of other Australians, have battled breast cancer. Each year in Australia, about 13,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and it’s now well understood that detecting breast cancer early provides the best chance of surviving […]