“I feel very much that the way forward with regard to breast cancer is to prevent it from starting in the first place – an area which I think has largely been overlooked in the treatment of this disease. And with this in mind, I decided I would make a monthly contribution to Breast Cancer UK, whose research in this field I feel is so important.”
Sam was diagnosed when she was just 35. As a mum of two young children, the impact was devastating. “I didn’t consider my headspace, I just went into survival mode”. What followed was eighteen months of pain and uncertainty as she went through treatment.
Sam is now a Breast Cancer UK Ambassador. She is passionate about prevention and feels it’s crucial. “It’s important to feel that you, yourself, can make some kind of difference. You don’t always have to rely on someone in a white coat.
No diagnosis is easy.
By becoming a regular donor you’ll be doing something amazing towards preventing breast cancer.
A donation of just £10 can help us reach women with educational information and guidance on how they can reduce their chances of getting breast cancer.
A donation of £25 can help provide a Breast Cancer Prevention kit to help our Ambassadors deliver talks, providing healthy lifestyle advice and practical tips that can help people reduce their risk of breast cancer.
Your donation of £100 can help train one of our PhD students, who work on vital research which aims to understand the causes of breast cancer and identify risk factors.
