The end of October is fast approaching but there is still so much more to come from Breast Cancer Action Month. That almost sounds mysterious but there's nothing secret about wear it pink day on 26 October. I can't be the only person who keeps their eyes peeled for pink accessories/clothing during the rest of the year so that I'm fully prepared for the pinkest of pink days. Can I?

It’s hard to have missed the issue of PIP implants, it’s dominated much of the news agenda over the past couple of months. From Jordan on Newsnight, to the appearance of dedicated Facebook groups, and no doubt heated debates around many dinner tables, it’s been a talking point. However, you might be surprised to discover that PIP implants is not just an issue affecting those women who have had cosmetic surgery but also a number of women with breast cancer. Yet, the impact and consequences for women with breast cancer has been largely missing from the debate.

As a non-scientist working for a medical research charity, I'm frequently in awe of how the science that seems so complicated to me can be so easily comprehensible to others. Yet, when it comes to Breast Cancer Campaign's Tissue Bank - the first national tissue bank which has opened to all researchers today - it's not too hard to clearly explain the benefits. Well, I'll give it a try and let you be the judge...

Not only is it a little late for the phrase now we're well into the second week of January, but it will also not feel like the beginning of a good year for many of the cancer patients who rely on contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) benefit.