10/10/2024
Breast Cancer affects everybody!
If you have had no first-hand experience of breast cancer, it is understandable that you may believe that breast cancer is never going to affect you. Lots of people comfort themselves with that thought but…
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. There are nearly 56,000 new cases of breast cancer in the UK every year. 50 years from now there will have been over 3 million new cases of breast cancer! That number makes it highly likely that someone you know is going to have their life affected by this scourge...
When someone becomes ill it affects – in some way – everyone who knows them and everyone who is close to them or loves them. Breast Cancer affects everybody!
Breast Cancer affects EVERBODY!
What can we do about how breast cancer affects our lives? KNOW YOUR BREASTS. The earlier breast cancer is found, the better the chance of successful treatment. Getting to know what your breasts look and feel like normally means it’s easier to spot any unusual changes and check them with your doctor”
The “KNOW YOUR BREASTS” booklet produced by Breast Cancer Now and verified for accuracy by the Patients Information Forum. This is given FREE to all attendees of our awareness demonstrations
The Miss J Foundation are here to raise breast cancer awareness. Why is breast cancer awareness so important? Because the earlier you find the symptoms, and tell your doctor, the easier it is to treat – and the less chance you have of it killing you. If breast cancer reaches the secondary stage (spreads to other parts) there is NO KNOWN CURE!
Breast cancer awareness and early diagnosis are so important. The more often you practice checking, the easier it gets – and the easier it gets to spot changes. Please remember that, during menstruation, breasts can change colour, size and shape – so not the best time to check.
Further facts: -
If you are registered with a GP as female & between the ages of 50 and 71 you will be invited for NHS breast screening every 3 years. Otherwise, you will not be.
It is vital that all trans-gender and non-binary people check what s*x their GP has them registered as and make sure that they are invited onto the breast screening program. Hormone treatments can increase your risk - very slightly - too.
X-rays can discover things that looking and touching cannot. If you get an invitation to breast screening, go! If you discover something unusual between screenings, go to your doctor.
Only 2 in 300 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in men but out of the 370 (or so) men with the disease in the UK, around 80 will die. That is more than 1 in 5. Most men are not likely to be self-checking for symptoms, because most are unlikely to know they can get breast cancer.
The Miss J Foundation will be touring England again, to raise breast cancer awareness within our community. We are registered with the Charity Commission for this purpose.
Our awareness demonstrations follow the "TLC" method developed by Breast Cancer Now and verified by the Patients Information Forum.
T.L.C. ~ Touch Look Check Our FREE to attend demonstrations cover every stage on this chart
Regularly using the checking methods, in our demonstrations, could save your life, or the life of someone you love. Don’t leave checking to chance though. You decide how often, then put it in your calendar and get reminders 13 times a year. Every four weeks (one week after a period) is ideal.
We have a limited number of trained, volunteer presenters, so please DON’T HESITATE to fix a date for a presentation.
Thank you.
AC ⏳ BC
Awareness Campaign for Breast Cancer.
