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.
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.
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.
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.
ABC Discover
Prof Paul Skipp, University of Southampton
ABC Discover completed a highly successful 5-year period in 2025 with multiple breakthroughs achieved across the three pillars of ABC research: prevention, earlier detection, and better treatments of secondary breast cancer.