On Thursday 15th August, our Liverpool branch held a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Now. We held an afternoon tea in our head office, raising an INCREDIBLE £158 so far for the incredible breast cancer charity!
We want to say a massive thank you to everybody who came along on the day, donated to a fabulous cause, wore pink, and helped us raise awareness for breast cancer.
As a reminder, we should ALL be regularly checking our breasts for lumps, bumps and abnormalities (even you too men!). Every 10 minutes, someone will be told they have breast cancer. So, it is our job to help fundraise and work towards better treatment and better support for those who have been diagnosed.
By supporting us with our fundraisers, and donating even a small amount, you can help us move closer to a world where everybody who is diagnosed with breast cancer lives a healthy life.
Who are Breast Cancer Now?
Breast Cancer Now are one of the UK’s leading breast cancer charity. Their mission is to ensure that by 2050, everyone who is diagnosed with breast cancer will live, and be supported to live well. They help fund for better treatment for those who have been diagnosed, life-saving research, high-end equipment to help with research, earlier diagnosis, 24/7 support for breast cancer sufferers and their loved ones, and so much more.
How do our donations help?
Your donations can help Breast Cancer Now in so many different ways, no matter how big or how small.
£10 – can help buy essential equipment for our researchers to use in the lab for studies.
£30 – can help fund 1-hour of time spent on life-saving research, or can fund our specialist nurses enough time to help support a breast cancer patient, or their loved ones, through their helpline.
£50 – can pay for 500 leaflets, detailing breast cancer symptoms and how to check your breasts, to be delivered to doctor’s offices and hospitals around the country.
Where can I donate?
You can donate by visiting Breast Cancer Now’s official website here.
There are a number of ways in which you can help support the charity, such as;
- Leaving a donation on their website
- Supporting or holding your own fundraiser.
- Or leaving a donation in your will to Breast Cancer Now.
Looking for signs and symptoms of breast cancer
How to check your breasts
To check your breasts in the most effective way for abnormalities, you can follow the TLC method:
- Touch – can you FEEL anything new or unusual?
- Look – do your breasts LOOK different than ususal? Has the shape or size changed?
- Check – if you notice any changes, make sure you CHECK with your GP.
It is often easier for you to check your breasts in the shower, using your whole palm to feel all around the breast and armpit area.
Signs and symptoms
When checking your breasts for lumps and bumps, it is important that you look for the following symptoms:
- Lumps/bumps in the breast or armpit area.
- Discharge from the nipple.
- Dimpling of the skin.
- Nipples becoming inverted.
- One breast is significantly larger/smaller than the other, or the size/shape has changed.
- Red, irritated skin around the nipple area.
- Any changes in the skin texture.
Whilst these symptoms apply to both men and women, men should also be checking for sores and ulcers on their chest if they believe they may have breast cancer.
Further information
Breast cancer information
For more information on breast cancer and the symptoms, please visit Breast Cancer Now’s website here, or you can also visit the NHS website here for symptoms for women, and here for symptoms for men.
Fundraisers
To keep up to date with any future fundraisers we are doing, please visit our ‘News’ page here.
