October is international breast cancer awareness month and the National Breast Cancer Foundation encourages your workplace to register your Pink Ribbon Breakfast to raise funds for research and awareness of breast cancer.
‘8 women lose their life to breast cancer every day in Australia’ – The National Breast Cancer Foundation, 2020.
According to www.breastscreen.org.au (2020), women in their 40s are encouraged to discuss the risks and benefits of screening with their doctor and it’s recommended that women aged 50-74 screen for breast cancer every two years.
When hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast, you can either book in at a venue with your workplace or do this virtually. All funds raised will go towards the following (National Breast Cancer Foundation, 2020):
- Prevention: More research is needed to understand why, how and when breast cancer spreads. The more we understand, the more chances we have of preventing it.
- Detection: More research is needed to develop effective tools to predict, detect and monitor the spread of cancer. The sooner we detect it, the better we can treat it.
- Targeted Treatments: More research is needed for personalised treatments for metastatic breast cancer. The more targeted treatment strategy, the better outcome.
Register your workplace Pink Ribbon Breakfast here – https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/thank-you