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Motown Mayhem Night

A great night groovin' to Motowm music raised over £800 for Breakthrough!

Bling for Breakthrough raises £248

Generous donations of odd earrings and damaged jewellery have realised £248 for Breakthrough.

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Moderate weight loss could reduce levels of sex hormones linked to breast cancer

According to a US study a moderate amount of weight loss can significantly reduce levels of sex hormones that are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.

HRT and breast cancer risk re-assessed

A major reappraisal by international experts shows how the evidence relating to HRT has changed over the last 10 years.

"Near-complete" picture of breast cancer

Scientists have revealed a 'near-complete' picture of breast cancer for the first time, after completing a project of stunning scale and scope. They have gained this unique insight into the life of the disease after sequencing the entire genomes of 21 breast cancers - and looked at every single fault which helped those tumours develop. The results are published in two papers in the prestigious Cell journal.