Prevention – Reduce your risk
How diet and lifestyle may increase or reduce your risk of developing secondary breast cancer, providing sound, evidence-based advice relevant to a UK population.
Research projects that are associated with our research theme of Prevention are shown below:
ABC Discover 2
Prof Paul Skipp, University of Southampton
ABC Discover 2, led by Professor Paul Skipp at the University of Southampton, aims to transform secondary breast cancer research across the three ABC research themes of detection, therapy, and prevention, utilising the DietCompLyf Biobank. Read more
The Impact of Obesity on Immune Modulation in Breast Cancer Metastasis and Immunotherapy Outcomes
Dr Charles Birts, University of Southampton
The Fellowship project is investigating how obesity influences breast cancer progression, particularly cancer spread and treatment response. Read more
Therapeutic Antibody Programme
Prof Max Crispin, University of Southampton
Against Breast Cancer’s first long-term programme grant will support innovative research in the development of antibody therapies for secondary breast cancer. Read more
Investigating whether tertiary lymphoid structures in breast cancer are engines of anti-tumour immunity
Dr Isabela Pedroza-Pacheco, University of Oxford
Dr Isabela Pedroza-Pacheco will investigate anti-tumour immunity by applying advanced proteomic and gene expression technologies to analyse tissues and cells obtained from breast cancer patients. Read more
ABC Discover
Prof Paul Skipp, University of Southampton
Professor Paul Skipp aims to identify molecular biomarkers and diet and lifestyle factors that are associated with risk of secondary breast cancer. Read more
Therapeutic Targeting of Dormant Breast Cancer Cells
Prof Ingunn Holen, University of Sheffield
Prof Ingunn Holen aims to understand how breast cancer cells survive chemotherapy treatment by entering a dormant state and whether these dormant cells regrow to become secondary tumours. Read more
Preventing Metastatic Disease by Targeting Cells that Survive Chemotherapy
Prof Ingunn Holen and Dr Lewis Quayle, University of Sheffield
Prof Ingunn Holen and Dr Lewis Quayle aim to further understand how breast cancer cells survive chemotherapy treatment by entering a dormant state and hope to target them in order to prevent secondary tumour regrowth. Read more
DietCompLyf Study
Dr Miriam Dwek, University of Westminster, London
ABC’s first funded clinical study initiated by our founder Dr. Anthony Leathem and led by Dr. Miriam Dwek aimed to identify diet and lifestyle factors that affect the risk of breast cancer recurrence in patients. Read more