Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Want to help prevent breast cancer this October?
59,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK. This October, get active to help change that.
Set yourself a challenge. Raise funds. Help change lives.
Already know what you want to do?
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're putting exercise at the heart of breast cancer prevention.
Movement is medicine, and the evidence is clear. Research shows that being regularly active can reduce your risk of breast cancer by around 20%. Physical activity after a breast cancer diagnosis lowers the risk of recurrence by 20-30% and the mortality risk in diagnosed patients by 30-40%.
To reduce your risk, the World Health Organisation recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate, or 75 minutes of vigorous, physical activity weekly. It also recommends doing muscle-strengthening exercises at least twice a week. You don't need to run a marathon, small steps count.
Pick your challenge. Every finish line funds prevention.
From 5km runs to kiltwalks and everything in between, there's a challenge for every pace and every person. All official Breast Cancer Awareness Month fundraising events support our life-changing prevention research.
Events and Challenges.
Josh who ran the Lisbon marathon in October for his Mum“Through all that chemo and radiotherapy, Mum never stopped being the best Mum, wife and daughter. She was strong and remained the kind, bubbly and loving person she always is. So, I wanted to do something to give back to the people who work so hard for Breast Cancer UK and to help stop this horrible disease. So many wonderful people, including family and friends, gave me their support, And that's what keeps you going when it gets really quite hard. It's all that money and support people have put forward – there's a kind of responsibility there."
Get involved.
There's a role for everyone this October.
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Sinead committed to walking 300 km to raise money for us after her mum’s breast cancer history"Walking helps me reflect and manage stress," she explains. "I throw my headphones on and it's just headspace. Sometimes when I'm walking, I leave people long voice notes, listen to a podcast, or walk quietly. After all, it was while walking in the west of Ireland on a break with my mum that I finally made the decision. I like Breast Cancer UK's ethos of movement and empowerment to reduce the risk and walking has been my saviour, so I think it's a good focus."
