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A groundbreaking new breast cancer research unit in Manchester is being set up by the UK’s leading breast cancer charity, Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
New Breakthrough Research Unit for Manchester - October 2007
A groundbreaking new breast cancer research unit in Manchester is being set up by the UK’s leading breast cancer charity, Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
With breast cancer affecting over 44,000 women and 300 men each year in the UK, the charity will dedicate around £4.7m over five years to establish the unit.
The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit at The University of Manchester is due to open in 2008, and is one of three being launched across England and Scotland. It will be based within the MCRC and located in the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research.
The unit will investigate the very earliest stages of breast cancer development to identify new ways of detecting and preventing the disease. Defects in the way that cells interact and communicate with each other and with their surroundings are some of the first steps of cancer development. By studying these, the scientists work could ultimately lead to more accurate and earlier diagnosis of the disease
More more information, please visit the Manchester Breast Centre website.