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The diary that saves lives

Oct 28, 2019

With National Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming to an end, now is the time to help save lives by supporting the 2020 Australian Women’s Health Diary. (more…)

Help raise funds for life-saving breast cancer research

May 9, 2019

Join us this Sunday 12 May 2019 for the annual Mother’s Day Classic breast cancer fundraising walk + run to support the 53 women diagnosed each day! (more…)

Blood test could help guide treatment for some breast cancer patients

Apr 30, 2019

QIMR Berghofer researchers have discovered why some triple negative breast cancer patients do not respond to a common chemotherapy drug and say a simple blood test could help determine the…

Obesity and alcohol responsible for nearly 30,000 cases of breast cancers

Mar 28, 2019

Body fatness and alcohol consumption are the leading preventable causes of breast cancer in Australian women, a new study in 200,000 women has found. (more…)

New gene hunt reveals potential breast cancer treatment target

Mar 11, 2019

Australian and US researchers have developed a way to discover elusive cancer-promoting genes, and have already identified one that appears to promote aggressive breast cancers. (more…)

Breast screening vastly reduces risk of cancer death

Dec 3, 2018

Women who undertake regular breast screening checks have a 60 per cent lower risk of dying from breast cancer within 10 years of diagnosis, new research shows. (more…)

Better diagnosis to improve breast cancer treatment

Oct 25, 2018

Breast cancer patients will soon have a better chance of fighting the disease thanks to new pathology guidelines created by University of Queensland researchers. (more…)

Breast approach to screening

Jul 10, 2018

In a South Australian first, thousands of South Australian women will receive an innovative new invitation to have their breasts checked. (more…)

Better, quicker breast cancer care in Melbourne's east

May 22, 2018

Thousands more women in Melbourne’s east now have easier access to life-saving breast cancer screening and care on their doorstep thanks to the Victorian Government. (more…)