Recent research has shown that there are three times more patients participating in research trials in more affluent areas of Greater Manchester than in more deprived and ethnically diverse areas of the region.

To combat this, the initiative aims to expand programmes in Wigan, Bolton, Wythenshawe, Oldham and Tameside to help better understand and develop major research across the region.

The bumper pledge from BOBC will help fund new staffing roles as part of an outreach programme to offer more patients a greater range of treatment options across Greater Manchester.

The BOBC Research Outreach Programme, which will reduce the social inequality and increase access to cutting edge cancer medicines by reaching all of Greater Manchesters population through the development of a Breast Cancer Research Outreach Team