As each year, October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all around the world, awareness about screening for early detection is raised.
This is why this year we want to continue on the same line and encourage everyone, women and men, to get screened or make a self-examinationto be sure there are no cancerous uninvited guests growing on our breasts.
It is really important to do so! In UK 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. It doesn’t matter the age, because 1 in 5cases are women under 50. And neither does gender, because 1%of breast cancer occurs in men. Last year, early detection saved thousands of lives, so help us create awareness and save more.
To show your support, we invite you to upload a photo of you in front of a hospital or screening centre, or if you have already recently done your screening, you can also post a message (share your story), image or video showing how is that you support to the cause.
Start the screenings and the pics, and help us fight against Breast Cancer!
After my very first mammogram (at the age of 51), I was recalled for further screening and was diagnosed with breast cancer 9 years ago on 19th October 2006 at 3.35pm. I consider myself to be lucky because the areas of calcification were found in the very early stages of cancer. As a result I had mastectomy followed by Zoladex for 26 months and Tamoxifen for 5 years. I'm now back on the 3-yearly recall programme - very much alive and kicking!!
My wife had a screening in January for a normal follow-up at the Marsden Hospital.. and another one more at Saint-Mary Hospital this month...in London.. better two than none at all... and highly recommended, seen the damages , this cancer give..
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As each year, October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all around the world, awareness about screening for early detection is raised.
This is why this year we want to continue on the same line and encourage everyone, women and men, to get screened or make a self-examination to be sure there are no cancerous uninvited guests growing on our breasts.
It is really important to do so! In UK 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. It doesn’t matter the age, because 1 in 5 cases are women under 50. And neither does gender, because 1% of breast cancer occurs in men. Last year, early detection saved thousands of lives, so help us create awareness and save more.
To show your support, we invite you to upload a photo of you in front of a hospital or screening centre, or if you have already recently done your screening, you can also post a message (share your story), image or video showing how is that you support to the cause.
Start the screenings and the pics, and help us fight against Breast Cancer!