News
31 May 2017
ABS response to the conviction of Mr Ian Paterson
Mr Ian Paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful w...
09 May 2017
Call for Mesh Chief Investigators and registration of interested centres
iBRA-NET are delighted to announce that our first project, the Pre-BRA (Pre-pectoral Breast Reconstr...
21 Apr 2017
Verdict expected in trial of Mr Ian Paterson
You will be aware that Mr Ian Paterson, a breast surgeon, is currently being tried at Nottingham Cro...
23 Feb 2017
NHS Digital releases statistics for NHS Breast Screening Programme, England 2015-16
Today (23rd February 2017) NHS Digital released the statistics for the NHS Breast Screening Programm...
17 Feb 2017
New draft guidance from NICE on use of Intrabeam system of intraoperative radiotherapy
The Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) welcomes the recent draft guidance from NICE on the use of t...
19 Jan 2017
ABS statement regarding funding for breast balancing surgery
The Association of Breast Surgery (ABS), BAPRAS and Breast Cancer Care support a woman’s right to ha...
13 Jan 2017
RCS urges surgeons to apply for cosmetic surgery certification to improve patient safety
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) is launching a new new system of certification today which will ...
12 Jan 2017
Multidisciplinary Team Meetings are under growing pressure
The increasing number of patients being discussed at expert cancer meetings means that specialists a...
18 Nov 2016
Post-operative radiotherapy for breast cancer: UK consensus statement from the Royal Colle...
With support from the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS), The Royal College of Radiologists has pro...
28 Oct 2016
Breast Cancer Now calls on the Secretary of State for Health to clarify who is responsible...
Breast Cancer Now is calling on the Secretary of State for Health to intervene and clarify who is re...