Read the latest blogs from across our work within the secondary breast cancer community. From blogs on fundraising, research findings, information sharing, corporate achievements, community support and stories, celebrate with us as we work together to Make 2nds Count.

SBC Me Jo
3rd January 2021

My SBC Journey: Jo

When were you diagnosed with SBC? So I was first diagnosed with breast cancer April 2008, diagnosed with secondary September 2018 after feeling a bit breathless n tired when I exercised ( I’m a fitness instructor so thought it was strange getting out of breath after a few burpees ) How were you diagnosed with SBC?

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Nina SBC Journey
20th December 2020

My SBC Journey: Nina

When were you diagnosed with SBC? I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer on December 14th 2018, so 2 years ago almost to the day!

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Ellie
16th December 2020

How I Thrive: Ellie

My name is Ellie Frullini. I’m a 44 years young Mum, of a SpiderMan obsessed 4 year old boy and wife to a Hero of a Hubster!

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13th December 2020

My SBC Journey: Louisa

When were you diagnosed with SBC? I was diagnosed with SBC in April 2017 with multiple mets to the liver.

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Nicola Thriver
12th December 2020

How I Thrive: Nicola

As we entered 2018 I was with in touching distance of that all important 5 years clear from my primary diagnosis of breast cancer and a new mum to my beautiful little Poppy, but cancer was about to rear its ugly head and snatch away that 5 year milestone just before I could reach out and grab it with both hands. In truth I guess I knew that something wasn't right a few months in to my pregnancy with Poppy but I didn't want to listen to myself, life was good, I had a gorgeous little boy Dylan and I was about to complete my family with my second baby, I just couldn't bring myself to believe something was wrong, so I put all of the pains and symptoms I had down to being pregnant.

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9th December 2020

Walk the Walk “Check your Chest” poster

Men Get Breast Cancer too!You can download Walk the Walk’s Check your Chest poster here Why Chest Check? With no routine screening, and currently little research, most male breast cancers are only found by Checking the Chest!

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Rhianne Colvin
6th December 2020

My SBC Journey: Rhianne

When were you diagnosed with SBC? I was diagnosed straight with secondaries on 4th February 2020 (world cancer day, what are the odds!) How were you diagnosed with SBC?

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Laura
3rd December 2020

How I Thrive: Laura

My name is Laura Ashurst and during this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I had my 53rd birthday in North Yorkshire where I live with my husband Paul. That’s momentous.

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29th November 2020

How I Thrive - Jeannie

I was diagnosed with Secondary Breast Cancer in May 2019. I didn’t have a primary diagnosis, I went from thinking I was fit and healthy to finding out I had tumours in both breasts which had spread to my bones and that it was incurable.

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23rd November 2020

Make 2nds Count opens its new round of research grant applications 

We are delighted to open the next round of Make 2nds Count grant applications for research into secondary breast cancer. At a time when research funding and progress has been severely impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic then it is even more vital that research dedicated to secondary breast cancer patients continues.

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Lesley and Ailsa
22nd November 2020

My SBC Journey: Lesley

When were you diagnosed with SBC? 16th August 2018 - On Madonna's 60th Birthday and the day we lost Aretha Franklin How were you diagnosed with SBC?

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Kayley
15th November 2020

My SBC Journey: Kayley

My SBC Journey When I was diagnosed with SBC in 2018 I was told my cancer never went away and I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in 2011then secondary 2018. Weird thing is I never felt right, I always felt ill eg fatigue, body pain/aches from primary and I was always back and forth to the GP.

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12th November 2020

Living Well With SBC: Tricia

My name is Tricia. I live in the north of Scotland with my husband I have 2 grown up daughters.

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11th November 2020

Co-funding grant awarded to the University of Liverpool

The PRIMROSE study CI: Prof Carlo Palmieri Co-funding grant awarded to the University of Liverpool to support the study of the genomic landscape of brain metastasis secondary to breast cancer utilising cell-free DNA derived from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in the UK.

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31st October 2020

End of Breast Cancer Awareness Month Campaign

Every month around 1,000 people die from Secondary Breast Cancer. That's 31 people each day, or one every 45 minutes.

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