Tag: Make 2nds Count

New research has revealed disturbing gaps in support for patients with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer.  And this lack of help is partly to blame for magnifying the damaging impact of the incurable disease, according to researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS).  The first scientific research to be funded by secondary breast cancer charity Make 2nds Count, the Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer (LIMBER) study concluded that as more people now have a genuine chance of surviving for longer, thanks to improved treatments, they should also have better information and support…

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A pioneering Scots initiative to help secondary breast cancer patients is being rolled out UK-wide.  The Patient Trials Advocate service (PTA) introduces people with the incurable disease to clinical trials which can help to improve outcomes and extend life.  Since it began north of the border last year it has received a 100% approval rating and brought fresh hope to patients living with this largely unknown type of breast cancer which kills 1000 women in the UK each month.  The initiative was developed by charity Make 2nds Count which campaigns to raise…

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Scotland is leading the way with an innovative service for secondary breast cancer patients.  The Patient Trials Advocate service, (PTA) is the first of its kind in the UK, and it’s bringing fresh hope to those with the incurable cancer by introducing them to clinical trials which can help to improve outcomes and extend life.  The initiative has been developed by charity Make 2nds Count which campaigns to raise awareness of, and fund research into, secondary breast cancer – a form of the disease which kills 1000 women in the UK each…

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