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New free resources for conversations with your medical team

New free resources for conversations with your medical team

Working with Lobular patients, patient advocate Jo Taylor from abcdiagnosis and health psychologists at De Montfort University (DMU), we've created a series of four downloadable 'digital postcards' to help you when having conversations with your medical team.   The...

Potential new targets found in aggressive Lobular cancer tumours

Potential new targets found in aggressive Lobular cancer tumours

Partnering with health professionals and researchers is central to the work we do at LBCUK from identifying and developing the research, ensuring the inclusion of the patient voice and dissemintating the latest reseach findings. We were delighted to receive this...

“I had no symptoms at all when diagnosed with Lobular”

“I had no symptoms at all when diagnosed with Lobular”

"Without family and friends, this experience would have been very difficult", says Anwen (pictured centre) about her Lobular Breast Cancer diagnosis. "I'm doing well but didn't realise how difficult everyday tasks could be without a breast as simple tasks can be...

Working with advocates has made me a better scientist

Working with advocates has made me a better scientist

When I started my PhD at the University of Edinburgh in Professor Val Brunton’s group in 2019 I was only just beginning to understand that breast cancer was more than one disease. It wasn’t until I actually applied for my PhD that I’d ever even heard of Lobular Breast...

Discover the latest global Lobular science & research

Discover the latest global Lobular science & research

Discover the latest Lobular Breast Cancer science and research from this year's International Invasive Lobular Cancer (ILC) Symposium. Over 200 clinicians, researchers and patient advocates attended the three day event in Pittsburgh sharing knowledge, understanding...

Vikki does a hop & a skip for Lobular on a fire walk

Vikki does a hop & a skip for Lobular on a fire walk

“I had Lobular that was totally clear on the mammogram and the ultrasound. Also I had it in my lymph nodes which was not detected. Quite shocking when it was 8cm x 7cm” Vikki Groom, single mum of girls Dacey and Lucia, had just started a new job when she was diagnosed...

ILC Symposium honours patient advocate Leigh Pate

ILC Symposium honours patient advocate Leigh Pate

 At September's International Invasive Lobular Cancer (ILC) Symposium in Pittsburgh, advocates and scientists celebrated the Lobuar legacy of Leigh Pate. Leigh Pate, of Seattle, began raising funds for cancer research for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in America. She...

Are you interested in being a Trustee for LBCUK?

Are you interested in being a Trustee for LBCUK?

This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in the leadership and decision making of our young charity. We are the only UK charity solely focused on improving outcomes for everyone with a Lobular Breast Cancer diagnosis. As we reach our second birthday, we need to...

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