Join a group looking at ethnicity and breast cancer

This new 3 year research project aims to answer important questions about ethnicity and breast cancer. It is funded by Cancer Research UK and led by researchers at Oxford University. The study will investigate:

• Why women of African, Caribbean, Indian and Pakistani backgrounds are less likely to get breast cancer but more likely to have more aggressive forms of the disease when they do.
• How different risk factors vary in women from different ethnic groups, and what influence they have on the risk of getting breast cancer and the type of breast cancer diagnosed.

To help design and implement this new study the team are forming a diverse and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group. So far recruitment has been focused on reaching women from African, Caribbean, Indian and Pakistani backgrounds, but is now expanding to also invite women with an experience of breast cancer that identify as being from a White British background.

See more information in the project flyer to the right of this page. If you would like to express your interest in joining the group email [email protected]