PINKTOBER: Don't hide them! Screen them!

If you want to find the closest breast screening centre from home, you can access this link NHS find screening centres and type your zipcode or town to find out.

It is that simple!

Remember 1screening = 1 life saved 

I recently had my screening done :)

That is great @Suncatcher2015 !!! :)

My partner went for routine screening and was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was very, very lucky as it  was early stage, lumpectomy and 15 treatments of radio therapy. Would seriously advise everyone not to miss or put it off, so important and can save your life!!

Thanks a lot for your advice @laney365 !!!

have had one in the last year at a  hospital,  glad it wasn;t in one of their mobile units

Have a look at this article folks:  https://member.carenity.co.uk/groups/message/541

'I hate being called brave': Woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 23 is honoured at the Women Of The Year awards for her tireless campaigning

• Kris Hallenga set up the charity CoppaFeel!  in 2009 with her twin sister 
• 29-year-old's cancer at stage four and reached pelvis, hips, liver and brain  
• Named Outstanding Young Campaigner at DFS Women of the Year Awards

A woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 23 has been honoured for tirelessly campaigning to raise awareness of the disease among young people. 

Kris Hallenga, who lives in Cornwall, has been named Outstanding Young Campaigner at DFS Women Of The Year Awards.

Now 29, Kris, founder of charity CoppaFeel!, has been applauded for her provocative, high-profile campaigns. However, despite her resolute work, modest Kris says she 'hates' being called brave. 

Kris was in her early twenties when she discovered a lump in her breast. Due to her young age she struggled to be taken seriously by medics but a week later doctors told her it was terminal cancer.

A month on she decided to channel her energy into setting up CoppaFeel! with her twin sister, Maren, to get girls of her generation familiar with checking their breasts.

Although the disease is now at stage four and has reached her pelvis, hips, liver and brain, Kris remains actively involved with the charity. 

On receiving the prestigious accolade for her unwavering efforts, Kris said she feel 'incredibly touched and honoured'. 

'At CoppaFeel! we aim to help not only women, but entire families and I am so pleased that our work is being recognised, and I can only hope that it is making a difference,' she said.  

'I want to pay tribute to all of those who have helped CoppaFeel! to get the word out and to my family for all of their support. 

She added: 'This award is for all of them and I hope that it shines a light on the issue: if we can just keep reminding each other to check our boobs, maybe we can get a little closer to stamping out late detection of breast cancer.' 

Since her diagnosis Kris has dedicated her life to CoppaFeel!. The charity now employs eight full-time members of staff with an office in east London, and a team of Boobettes - women affected by breast cancer who tour the country, visiting schools, universities and festivals with their message of self-examination.

Last year, Kris filmed the BBC3 documentary Kris: Dying To Live, which spread her message further. She has also worked with The Sun to develop 'Check 'Em Tuesday' and launched the Rethink Cancer campaign, which encourages schools to educate their pupils about signs of the disease.

'The chance of a child experiencing cancer is high,' she told The Independent. 'One in two will get cancer, so it's bonkers not to talk about this in school.

'If body awareness was written into the curriculum, or even if Personal Social, Health and Economic education was statutory that would have an incredible impact and it saddens me that the Government doesn't see the importance of teaching these extra things to kids.'

Coppafeel! is now working on a so-called 'bra hijack', calling for bra manufacturers to sew labels into bras reminding women to check their boobs.  

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Despite her unflagging work ethic, Kris said doesn't like being called brave. 

'My beef is people associating having cancer with being inspirational and brave, and I don't think those two things should be linked,' she told The Independent. 'It's just the way you have to live and survive it. 

'I don't mind being called inspirational if I have inspired someone to do something good. Brave I hate, as I have no choice but to do what I can to survive. I think I was brave to make a documentary, as that was not easy, but it was quite important for me to do that.'

Kris underwent five months of chemotherapy after her diagnosis and now attends hospital once a month for hormone injections and bisphosphonates. She has regular scans and takes tablets daily.  

Kris was one of six women honoured at the 60th anniversary Women of the Year Lunch and Awards held at the InterContinental London Park Lane. 

Other winners included Yorkshire-based Cokie van der Velde who went to Africa to help ebola sufferers and astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. 

On Kris' award, Helen Normoyle, Chief Marketing Officer at DFS, said: 'Kristin Hallenga is true inspiration and a deserving winner of the DFS Enterprise Award. 

'Her story is a potent reminder of the indomitable power of the human spirit and reminds us all that we can soar beyond our fears and succeed. She is a true role model for many women.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3279278/CoppaFeel-founder-Kris-Hallenga-diagnosed-breast-cancer-23-honoured-Woman-Year-Award.html#ixzz3p2sJtXf5

full support, my wife has.. and do it..... save your life

Having this cancer is very difficult to go through, we know too well.. after the ,, bad ,, news... so, courage all !