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![Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) statement on BIA-ALCL](/media/63845/implant-thumbnail.png?width=155)
27 Jul 2017
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) statement on BIA-ALCL
On Wednesday 26th July 2017 the MHRA released a statement on Breast Implant Associated-Anaplastic La...
![Leading Clinicians Join Getting it Right First Time (GiRFT) Programme](/media/63804/news-item-thumbnail.jpg?width=155)
24 Jul 2017
Leading Clinicians Join Getting it Right First Time (GiRFT) Programme
Leading clinicians from across the NHS have joined the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme...
![National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients launches first annual report](/media/63844/nabcop-thumbnail.png?width=155)
18 Jul 2017
National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients launches first annual report
Today the National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients launches its first annual report which f...
![ABS Response to the Conviction of Ian Paterson](/media/63843/abs-thumbnail.jpg?width=155)
07 Jul 2017
ABS Response to the Conviction of Ian Paterson
Ian Paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful woun...
![Call for Mesh Chief Investigators and registration of interested centres](/media/63515/istock-498722934.jpg?width=155)
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...
![NHS Digital releases statistics for NHS Breast Screening Programme, England 2015-16](/media/63423/news-item-thumbnail.jpg?width=155)
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...
![New draft guidance from NICE on use of Intrabeam system of intraoperative radiotherapy](/media/1172/medium.jpg?width=155)
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New draft guidance from NICE on use of Intrabeam system of intraoperative radiotherapy
The Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) welcomes the recent draft guidance from NICE on the use of t...
![ABS statement regarding funding for breast balancing surgery](/media/63412/abs-logo-small.jpg?width=155)
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...
![Multidisciplinary Team Meetings are under growing pressure](/media/1177/medium.jpg?width=155)
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...
![Post-operative radiotherapy for breast cancer: UK consensus statement from the Royal College of Radiologists](/media/63413/abs-logo-small.jpg?width=155)
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...