Charities Launch Unique Study To Pinpoint Causes Of Breast Cancer For Future Generations

14 Sept

Details of a unique, ambitious and decades-long investigation into the causes of breast cancer - The Breakthrough Generations Study - were revealed today by Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the UK’s leading breast cancer charity, and The Institute of Cancer Research, one of the world’s leading cancer research organisations.

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