A new theory that breast cancer cells can stay in the body for several decades after the disease appeared to be cured before growing or seeding in other organs, could pave the way for new therapies to destroy these wandering cells, according to the National Cancer Research Institute.

Breast cancer specialist Dr Larry Norton, from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center MSKCC in New York City, likened the spread of breast cancer cells in the body to a garden gradually overrun by weeds, in a presentation at the annual conference of the National Cancer Research Institute NCRI in Birmingham.

Thousands of women are raising money as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October by donning their women's fitness wear and taking part in sponsored cycle events, runs, friendship walks and other exercise-based challenges.

At the weekend 150 ladies, in pink women's fitness wear, took part in the Pink Boxercise event in Whitehaven, Cumbria. ADNFCR-2569-ID-19396009-ADNFCR

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