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The Breast Cancer Institute of Edinburgh
at the Western General Hospital

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A charitable fund held by NHS Lothian Charity to support education, equipment and research and to enhance and improve the patient environment and experience within the Edinburgh Breast Unit in addition to that already provided by NHS Lothian.

Find out more about the Breast Cancer Institute

Discover more about the work of the Breast Cancer Institute and how you can support our mission.

Thanks to your generous donations, we can continue to take forward research and projects that have the potential to change and save lives.

BCI News

EBCSS 2027

The Edinburgh BCI is a proud supporter of the Edinburgh Breast Cancer Special Symposium, an international breast cancer conference hosted by the Edinburgh Breast Unit and University of Edinburgh. The next congress will be held at the EICC in Edinburgh on February 25th & 26th 2027.

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BCI FUNDED PHD SCHOLARSHIP

The first BCI funded PhD candidate, Dr Charlene Kay has successfully defended her thesis at viva in October 2027. Her work focused on understanding response to treatment in triple-positive breast cancer and approaches to improve prediction of response and prognosis in ER+ breast cancer.

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SCOTTISH CONSERVATION TRIAL

The BCI funded Scottish Conservation Trial has shown that providing radiotherapy after surgery could prevent breast cancer from returning in the same place for up to 10 years, a long-term study suggests.

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BIG 2-04 MRC SUPREMO TRIAL

The partly BCI supported BIG 2-04 MRC Supremo Trial has shown that chest wall irradiation does not impact 10-year survival in intermediate-risk breast cancer

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> Clinical Trials

Find out more about the clinical trials supported by the BCI

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> Research

Find out more about the breast cancer research supported by the BCI

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> Clinical Infrasturcture

Find out more about how the BCI supports clinical practice and infrastructure at the Western General

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