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Walk the Walk has been supporting Breakthrough Breast Cancer since 1996. From the opening of the Toby Robins Research Centre in 1999 our grants and support have been critical in enabling scientists to make important discoveries that will help find new methods of prevention and aid the development of new treatments.
Nina Barough Breakthrough Breast Cancer Pathology Lab
For example, the team at the ‘Nina Barough Breakthrough Breast Cancer’ Pathology lab, have been critical in identifying numerous molecules in breast cancer biopsies that may help doctors predict how the disease may progress.
Cancer Drug Target Discovery Team
The Cancer Drug Target Discovery Team discovered how a gene called STK15 or Aurora2 can increase breast cancer risk. This gene may be a new target for breast cancer treatments. Professor Alan Ashworth’s laboratory has led to the set up of the world’s first clinical trial for a new chemotherapy treatment for genetic breast cancer.
The Generations Study
Perhaps the most adventurous project is The Generation study, the largest and most comprehensive investigation ever to be undertaken into the causes of breast cancer. Over 100,000 women will be monitored over the next 40 years and in due course it will not only be possible to compare the risk factors in the women who develop breast cancer with those who do not, it is thought that information will also be revealed that will help with other diseases and cancers. Click here to find out more