- Sarah Harding’s Wish for Early Detection Methods
- Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women
- Study Aims to Identify High-Risk Women in Their 30s
According to the celebrity’s physician, she was “extremely eager” to learn why young women are being diagnosed without a family history of the disease.
Breast cancer study honouring Girls Aloud vocalist Sarah Harding will identify high-risk young women.
Harding, 39, passed away in 2021, and one of the singer’s final wishes was to discover early detection methods for the disease when it is simpler to treat.
One of the few studies to detect high-risk 30s women is the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women.
Approximately 2,300 women under 40 are diagnosed with the disease annually in the United Kingdom.
Harding discussed the study before her death.
“Research is incredibly important in the fight against cancer,” she stated.
I love this research because it may benefit women like myself in the future.
The research will also be funded by Cancer Research UK, the Christie Charity, and the Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal, which is supported by her family and colleagues.
It will identify the most common risk factors in young women with the condition and develop a model for recognising them.
At age 30, it is anticipated that all women will be able to undergo a risk assessment.
Those determined to be at high risk would then have early access to screenings and other preventative measures.
Also 250 breast cancer patients without a family history will join 1,000 Greater Manchester women.
Saliva samples may help experts discover genes that raise a woman’s risk.
These will be considered alongside variables such as menstrual cycle timing, breast tissue density, alcohol consumption, and pill use.
Dr. Sacha Howell, Harding’s consultant, is conducting the study.
“Sarah spoke to me numerous times about breast cancer research and was adamant that more be done to determine why young women are being diagnosed without a family history of the disease,” Dr. Howell explained.
“Currently, the only indicator we have is based on family history, but this only helps predict one-third of cases,” he continued.
This will be the first study conducted on adolescent women. Previous research has focused on women over the age of 40.
The Duchess of York, 63, announced she had breast cancer surgery after a routine examination.
