The Breakthrough Babes

The Sutton Coldfield Breakthrough Breast Cancer Group

Welcome to the website of the Sutton Coldfield Group, actively supporting Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

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News

Thanks to all our supporters we have now raised -

                      £700,000

- and we couldn't have done it without you!
 After 14 years of supporting Breakthrough we still have lots of new events and exciting ideas!

To keep up to date with our latest events or to offer help in any way please contact us at info@breakthroughbabes.org.uk

Our news

03 Dec 11

Halls World of Christmas 2011 supporting Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Thank you to Hall's Garden Centre for raising £500 and Rotary Wylde Green for raising £500 and making the World of Christmas event so successful and raising a wonderful £1,000 for us! Donkeys, reindeer, Santa, sherry, pink cup cakes, Christmas carols and tinsel created the perfect festive scene. Special thanks to David Hall for collecting over 60 super raffle prizes and to all the staff at Hall's for their hospitality and to everyone who came along to support us over the weekend. Also big thanks to Linda and John Collier for raising another £1,000 for us from the lovely folk at Clarendon Acoustic Club bringing your total up to a huge £7,000 so far! See the pink photos below.

25 Nov 11

Cheque Presentation for the 2011 Great Midlands Fun Run

Amazing £7,000 from The Great Midlands Fun Run

Breakthrough news

15 Feb 12

Response to NICE draft guidance on two breast cancer drugs

Breakthrough respond to NICE draft guidance which proposes to advise the NHS that lapatinib or trastuzumab with aromatase inhibitors should not be prescribed for a particular type and stage of breast cancer.

15 Feb 12

Hereditary testing for some women under 50

A new report by UK scientists suggests that more breast cancer patients should be tested for the BRCA1 gene.

07 Feb 12

New alcohol campaign urges women to ‘Drop a Glass Size’

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is supporting a new campaign by the Scottish Government which urges women to 'Drop a Glass Size'