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21/10/2004
Calendar Girls to help highlight breast cancer campaign
The women behind the Hollywood blockbuster film ‘The Calendar Girls’ are to help mark this year’s Ulster Cancer Foundation’s (UCF) 7th annual Pink Ribbon Campaign.
The event takes place on Friday night at the Ramada Hotel in Belfast with the aim of celebrating ‘Life After Breast Cancer’.
Arlene Spiers, Chief Executive, Ulster Cancer Foundation said: “Every year in Northern Ireland more than 800 women discover they have breast cancer and almost a third of these are picked up through the breast screening service, yet out of every 100 local women called for screening, only 73 take up the invitation.
“This is why our breast awareness campaign continues to be so important. Being breast aware and attending screening programmes when invited can save your life.”
Ms Spiers said the Ulster Cancer Foundation understood the personal nature of coping with a diagnosis of breast cancer and was here to support and reassure women during what is often a difficult and worrisome time.
“We offer a wide variety of information and support for women throughout Northern Ireland including – Breast Cancer Support Groups Meetings, Specialist Bra and Swimwear fitting service for mastectomy patients, freephone cancer helpline, professional counselling, beauty therapy, art therapy classes, awareness campaigns, and cancer research funding,” Arlene said.
“All money raised during this campaign will enable us to continue our work here in Northern Ireland."
(MB/GMCG)
The event takes place on Friday night at the Ramada Hotel in Belfast with the aim of celebrating ‘Life After Breast Cancer’.
Arlene Spiers, Chief Executive, Ulster Cancer Foundation said: “Every year in Northern Ireland more than 800 women discover they have breast cancer and almost a third of these are picked up through the breast screening service, yet out of every 100 local women called for screening, only 73 take up the invitation.
“This is why our breast awareness campaign continues to be so important. Being breast aware and attending screening programmes when invited can save your life.”
Ms Spiers said the Ulster Cancer Foundation understood the personal nature of coping with a diagnosis of breast cancer and was here to support and reassure women during what is often a difficult and worrisome time.
“We offer a wide variety of information and support for women throughout Northern Ireland including – Breast Cancer Support Groups Meetings, Specialist Bra and Swimwear fitting service for mastectomy patients, freephone cancer helpline, professional counselling, beauty therapy, art therapy classes, awareness campaigns, and cancer research funding,” Arlene said.
“All money raised during this campaign will enable us to continue our work here in Northern Ireland."
(MB/GMCG)
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