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Women who miss first breast cancer screening at ‘40% higher risk’ of dying from the disease

Study monitored 500,000 women from Sweden and found 32% did not attend first mammogram appointment

The Guardian - UK

Women who miss first breast cancer appointment have ‘40% higher risk of death’

The latest NHS data shows 70% of eligible women were up to date with screening as of March 2024, meaning almost one in three were not.

The Independent UK

New Screening Campaign Uses Technology to Transform Cancer Care for Underserved Women

Designed with user accessibility in mindhe app offers voice input, offline access, and will provide guidance to nearby screening facilities once the maps are added.

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Hoda Kotb’s daughter Haley, 8, learned about her breast cancer from reading her book

Kotb was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and later underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery

The Independent UK

Amy Dowden makes Strictly health admission after breast cancer all-clear

Amy Dowden has admitted that she went back on Strictly Come Dancing “too early” after she received the all-clear from breast cancer last year.

The Independent UK

Expert advice on how to tell your family you have cancer

Breaking news of a cancer diagnosis to your loved ones is a daunting prospect

The Independent UK

New technology could screen for both breast cancer and heart risks

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How routine breast screenings could help predict heart problems

The new technology could offer a cost-effective opportunity to screen women for both breast cancer and heart risks

The Independent UK

Anastacia wants people fighting cancer and Crohn's disease to allow themselves 'good days'

Anastacia has urged people fighting cancer and Crohn's disease to not let it "occupy your thoughts on a regular basis".

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Warning issued to government over breast cancer care

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The Independent UK

Cost of breast cancer to UK economy set to increase further

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK, with around 56,000 new cases every year and around 11,000 deaths

The Independent UK

Breast cancer could cost UK economy £4.2bn by 2050, report suggests

The figures include the costs to the NHS of diagnosing and treating the disease, as well as the cost to the economy in lost productivity.

Evening Standard

Jessie J credits music with helping her cancer recovery

Jessie J - who underwent surgery for early-stage breast cancer in June - credits music with helping her recovery.

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Dad diagnosed with stage 4 cancer after wife’s death from the illness

Paul Garratt lost his wife of 10 years to breast cancer in 2015 at the age of 31

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Eastenders’ Heather Peace unveils dramatic hair transformation after breast cancer treatment

Heather Peace has revealed how her hair went through a stunning transformation having finished treatment for breast cancer in May, ahead of her appearance at the National Television Awards in London.

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Watch Angelina Jolie Get Emotional While Talking About Her Late Mother’s Cancer Journey

Don't miss this tender TIFF moment.

Evening Standard

Jessie J performs her first show since having breast cancer surgery

The Price Tag singer announced in early June that she had been diagnosed with early breast cancer and that she would be undergoing treatment.

The Independent UK

Gabriela Dabrowski lifts US Open title just over a year after battling cancer

The Canadian was diagnosed with breast cancer last spring and needed two operations.

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The Conversation

We risk a deluge of AI-written ‘science’ pushing corporate interests – here’s what to do about it

Back in the 2000s, the American pharmaceutical firm Wyeth was sued by thousands of women who had developed breast cancer after taking its hormone replacement drugs. Court filings revealed the role of “dozens of ghostwritten reviews and commentaries published in medical journals and supplements being used to promote unproven benefits…

Benzinga

BioNTech Advances On Positive Phase 3 Breast Cancer Drug Data

On Friday, BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) and its partner Duality Biologics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. released topline data from a Phase 3 trial in China evaluating trastuzumab pamirtecan (BNT323/DB-1303) versus trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) for HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer patients who have previously received trastuzumab and a taxane-based chemotherapy.

The Independent UK

Researchers discover two genetic variants linked to breast cancer

Risk factors for developing breast cancer include being female, increasing age, being overweight, alcohol consumption and genetic factors

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift performed private concert for wrestler’s wife before she died of breast cancer

‘I think in a lot of ways, and I’ll get emotional saying this, she kind of bonded with the family,’ said Jeff Jarrett

The Independent UK

Doctors make huge breast cancer discovery which could stop disease recurring

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The Independent UK

Breakthrough for breast cancer survivors after discovery of which patients most likely to have recurring disease

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among American women, accounting for about 30 percent of all new cases

The Conversation

Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women.

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