Our news pages include items about our research, media appearances, updates on our fundraising and Splash of Pink events, blogs and an archive.
We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Freemasons of the Abbey Lodge 945 for organising their recent Pig Racing night in support of our breast cancer research as part of their campaign to promote Freemasonry in the community. The event was a real community celebration, filled with laughter, camaraderie, and plenty of opportunities for …
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On Saturday 7th December an army of pink stormed the beach in Barcelona during the very first Sip and Stride (SAS) fundraising event for Against Breast Cancer. Sip and Stride started as a small running club formed in September 2024. The intention of the club was to connect student runners to run and socialise. Sip …
Read moreJunior Research Fellow, Dr Lina Hacker has had a highly successful first year at Oriel College, University of Oxford. Dr Hacker is researching new ways to detect and investigate low oxygen levels (hypoxia) in breast cancer, a major source of treatment resistance and aggressiveness. Tumours often have low oxygen levels because they grow rapidly, outpacing …
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Getting to know our supporters has long been a passion of ours. The more we listen, the better we can understand what motivates them – what drives them to give up their precious time to raise vital funds for our research. When Hetty applied to run the Oxford Half Marathon for us, we discovered that …
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On Sunday 29th September 2024, a team of 25 Against Breast Cancer runners lined up at the Berlin Marathon start line, ready to take on the fastest and flattest course of the Abbot World Marathon Majors. It was a dry, mild day and the race saw 50,000 participants from over 150 different countries take on …
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