About breast cancer.

Your questions answered.

Breast cancer: what it is, what causes it, and what you can do.

Breast cancer doesn’t have one single cause. Your genes, your environment, and your everyday choices all play a role in your breast cancer risk. While some factors are out of your control, others are within your power to change.

In this section, you’ll find clear answers to the questions people ask most:

What is breast cancer?
Common myths, answered.
Why acting now to reduce your risk matters.

Knowledge is the first step to prevention, and we’re here to make it clear and actionable. Think of this as your go-to guide for making sense of breast cancer, straightforward and designed to help you stay informed, not overwhelmed.

Around 56,000 women and 400 men are diagnosed yearly in the UK.

Estimated lifetime risk: 1 in 7 women; 1 in 870 men.

At least 30% of breast cancers can be prevented.

Further resources.

What is breast cancer?

Find out more about the disease and why it happens.

What is my risk of breast cancer?

Everyone has some level of risk of breast cancer, but the good news is, you can take steps to reduce it.

Can I prevent breast cancer?

Thousands of people might be able to avoid a diagnosis. We're here to show you how.

Facts and figures.

We bring together key facts and statistics about breast cancer as well as frequently asked questions.

Transgender and breast cancer risk.

Everyone is susceptible to breast cancer. But having a dedicated resource can help prevent future cases.

Ethnicity and breast cancer risk.

Everyone is susceptible to breast cancer. But having a dedicated resource can help prevent future cases.

Male breast cancer.

Male breast cancer is rare, but it does happen. Read more about you can take control of your health.

Check your chest.

Getting to know what looks and feels normal for you could make all the difference.

Making a change, one donation at time.

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£5 fuels life-saving research every month, funding the essential lab materials our scientists rely on to accelerate their work to protect future generations.

£10 is powerful. It guarantees people get the life-changing resources they need to consistently lower their risk of breast cancer.

£50 powers ethical breakthroughs. Help fund our animal-free research into breast cancer causes, laying a path to preventing future diagnoses altogether.

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£5 puts our Prevention Quiz in front of dozens of women, giving them a personal 'Reduce Your Risk' Action Plan, putting prevention directly in their hands.

£10 fuels our mission. It allows us to deliver life-changing prevention talks to communities across the UK, empowering people to reduce their risk.

£50 will power our monthly breast check text reminders, providing the crucial nudge people need to detect breast cancer early and save a life.

£100 funds vital, animal-free research to uncover the root causes of breast cancer, so we can finally stop it before it starts.