Wear It Pink! We are encouraging you to get involved with raising awareness and fundraising for breast cancer. Wear pink on Friday 18 October!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Friday 18th October is Wear It Pink Day.
We are encouraging you to get involved with raising awareness and fundraising for breast cancer. We will be running ‘pink activities’ to fundraise for Breast Cancer Now.
About Breast Cancer
Every 10 minutes someone receives the diagnosis they have breast cancer.
Breast Cancer is most common in Women over 50. It is uncommon, but younger women can also be affected. Around 375 men are diagnosed with breast cancer a year.
It’s good to be ‘Breast Aware’ which is having the awareness to get to know how your breasts look and feel and what is normal for you. You should check the whole breast area; up to collarbone (upper chest) and armpits. A good time to check could be whilst you’re in the bath or shower or getting dressed.
You can use ‘TLC’ when checking your breasts.
- T = Touch
- Touch your breasts, does anything feel new or unusual?
- L = Look
- Look for changes, does anything look different?
- C = Check
- Check any new or unusual changes with a GP
Things to be mindful of
Everyone’s breasts look and feel different. Some may have lumpy breasts, one larger than the other or different shapes, nipples could be pulled in (inverted). These can be from birth or happen when breasts are developing.
When checking your breasts, you need to be aware of any changes that are different from you.
You should look out for:
- A lump or swelling in the breast, upper chest, or armpit
- A change to the skin, like puckering or dimpling
- A change in the colour of the breast, the breast may look red or inflamed
- A nipple change, e.g. inverted nipple
- A rash or crusting around the nipple
- Unusual liquid (discharge) from either nipple
- Change in size or shape of breast
Pain on its own in the breasts it’s not typically a sign of cancer, however look out for pain in the breast or armpit that is there all or almost all the time.
Links/QR Codes/Resources:
Below are the links, website and resources used to create this information pack.
Useful contacts:
Breast Cancer Now: 0808 800 6000
Your Local GP