The Good News

More women than ever are being cured of breast cancer.

Cancer research has improved the survival rate in women with breast cancer
to 74%. This is due to improved treatments developed through research,
earlier detection because of the screening programme
and better awareness of self-examination among women.
But The Cancer Research Campaign will not rest
until the survival rate is 100%.

That means more research and research needs money.
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
the charity is offering pink ribbons for a donation of £1.

The Campaign is also organising
Get In The Pink Day

where, for a donation of £1, people are being encouraged
to wear something pink that day,
whether it be a pink tie, a pink ribbon, or full pink outfit and dyed pink hair!

The Research

The Cancer Research Campaign is the UK’s leading funder of research into breast cancer,
investing more than £7 million each year,
in over 140 breast cancer research projects.

The Campaign’s work covers the causes and development of breast cancer, prevention, early detection, treatment and providing emotional support for patients.

Unfortunately no one yet knows exactly why breast cancer develops, but exciting new knowledge is coming from the study of genes
and how they control cell growth and division.
This work is opening up new opportunities for prevention and treatment.

Funding research into the genes involved in breast cancer is an investment for the future –
many of the exciting new cancer treatments that are emerging today are based on what we have learned about the faulty genes involved in cancer.

The Message

Look out for warning signs
by examining yourself
and checking in the mirror.

Changes in the shape
or appearance and feel of your breasts

A lump in one breast or armpit 
which is different from the other side 
or new.

Any puckering or dimpling of the skin

Discomfort or pain in one breast
that is different from normal.

The Breast Awareness
Five-Point Code

Know what is normal for you

Look and feel

Know what changes to look for

Report any changes without delay

Attend breast screening if you are over 50

For further information, please visit the CRC website at www.crc.org.uk

If you feel you need to talk, 
the CRC information nurses are:
Annie Angle aangle@crc.org.uk
and Gwen Kaplan gkaplan@crc.org.uk.

They can also be contact by phone on 0207 317 5027