A talk from Breast Cancer Ireland

     Breast Cancer Ireland Talk                 

           

  On Tuesday 12th April, a woman from Breast Cancer Ireland came in to give us a talk or workshop about Breast Cancer. She informed us that Breast Cancer Ireland is a registered charity (CHY 19926) established to raise significant funding to support pioneering research programmes nationally as well as to promote education & awareness on the importance of breast health amongst women of all ages.

The charity want to transform Breast Cancer from often being a fatal disease into a treatable long term illness. Their goals are to create a National Bio & Patient Profiling Resource – where the eight designated cancer centres collaborate and share samples, thereby increasing volumes available for all Clinicians and Scientists to access, To create a State of Art Clinical Breast Cancer Research Facility offering translational therapies…from bench to bedside for patients diagnosed and to heighten awareness and education on the importance of breast health amongst women of all ages – Earlier detection will save lives.

                The woman also helped us to become aware of the symptoms of Breast Cancer and how to detect it early. She also told us about becoming aware of Breast Cancer in our lives and how to check ourselves regularly for signs. We discussed the symptoms that come with breast cancer and how it is a mostly heredity disease that can be treatable if found early. She also told us about her experience with working with Breast Cancer Ireland and how she is now going around to different schools and spreading awareness about Breast Cancer. 

             This was a very informative and eye-opening talk which really high-lighted the issue of Breast Cancer.