Breast Cancer Awareness Month

It’s breast cancer awareness month! During October various organisations raised awareness of this disease and raisied funds to research into it and FunkeeMunkee didn’t want you to miss out! One in nine women will develop breast cancer at some time in their lives and each year about 300 men are diagnosed with the disease. The good news is that more people than ever before are surviving breast cancer particularly if they find it in their bodies in the early stages of the disease. The treatments people are given are always improving too.

In Bedford… Bedford Borough Council decided that for the entire month of October they would light up the bridge in the town centre pink (instead of it’s usual blue) to make people think about breast cancer awareness.	Picture credit: The Bedford Times & Citizen

	Pink is the colour that has been associated with breast cancer campaigns – you may have seen the pink ribbon that people can buy

So, how can you help? Well, many high street stores are selling things to raise money for the campaign e.g. Next, George at ASDA and Boots. Take a look below for some organisations helping raise money for breast cancer. Some of these items may be just what you’re looking for (particularly if you like the colour pink!!) and the money goes to a very good cause!!

You could also go on-line to breastcancercare.org.uk to find out fundraising ideas and do a sponsored event - or anything!!

Or how about joining the Relay Ror Life next year? The event is in aid of Cancer Research and will be held over 24 hours. You can enter a team with your friends, (you will need a chaperone if you are under 18), or get your family involved and make one big team. Click on the logo to find out more and how to register.

Do your parents drink wine? This may sound like we’re completely changing the subject but how much someone drinks can influence their chances of developing breast cancer. So, alcohol services for the community has created a special limited edition of the free fridge magnet (pictured) showing the units of alcohol in wine. But don’t worry – if one or both of your parents drink alcohol that doesn’t mean they’re definitely going to develop breast cancer. Just e-mail through @ info@funkeemunkee.co.uk to us and we’ll pop a fridge magnet in the post to you (one per household). So, think pink this month and get raising awareness and maybe funds, too.

A massive thank you to Cancer Research UK for helping us with this article and letting us use their images.