BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
STAYING ACTIVE TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the charities are campaigning to get more people active this year
On average, 150 women are diagnosed with breast cancer daily, one of the most common cancers, while 390 men are also getting diagnosed yearly. The positive news is two-thirds of women now survive for 20 years or more, but Breast Cancer UK is constantly striving to find new ways to prevent and provide early detecting methods to help reduce those who get this.
One of the key things to prevent breast cancer is making an active lifestyle present in your day-to- day routine. This year, the charity encourages everyone to be more active and has introduced the 30-day challenge, where you must log an activity daily.
Physical activity makes you feel good about yourself and can help maintain weight, which is a critical factor in preventing breast cancer. Healthy adults should try to do at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise. However, 75 minutes per week of high-intensity activity is also beneficial if you want something more vigorous. But what happens when you have breast
cancer? PHEW National Deputy Chair Tiff Lynch knows only too well what it is like to
be diagnosed with breast cancer and offers some wise advice.
“What’s my message? It’s really simple.
Men and women out there, check your boobs. If you’re unsure of what to do or what to look out for, there are websites out there -
www.coppafeel.org is one such website. There are heaps of information that can guide you and also give you
“If you find anything that looks or feels different to how your breasts usually are, call your GP and get seen.”
additional information and signposting. “If you find anything that looks or feels different to how your breasts usually are, call your GP and get seen. Remember, breast cancer isn’t always a lump. It shows itself in many different ways. Don’t be fobbed off. Insist on a scan. “For those that are going through cancer
treatment, there is so much support out there in the form of support groups in the workplace across many forces, set up by police officers and staff who have gone through, or are undergoing, treatment. “Contact your local Federation to see
what support can be given. There is so much the Federation can do to help you
within the workplace.” If you want to support Breast Cancer
Awareness Month this year, there are great ways for everyone, including the family, to get involved. Have you ever considered getting your head shaved? Or put your cooking skills to the test and organise a cake sale; you can also get the kids involved by setting up a gaming marathon.
There are so many ways to help raise money during October.
www.cancerresearchuk.org/get- involved/do-your-own-fundraising/ get-fundraising-pack
And
www.breastcanceruk.org.uk/get- involved/fundraise/30-day-challenge
Breast Screening information from the NHS
www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast- screening-mammogram
Breast Cancer Support
www.breastcancersupport.org.uk
More information here on Breast Cancer Month
www.macmillan.org. uk/cancer-awareness/breast-cancer- awareness-month
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