“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 that I think has largely been overlooked. It’s really important to me because, after the loss of my wife to breast cancer, my family and I know the pain this horrible disease can bring. 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. Being able to do my little bit every month to help make sure fewer people suffer from breast cancer means an awful lot to me.”
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 £25 can go toward IT support which helps us deliver live webinars on the risk factors associated with breast cancer and practical tips that help people reduce their risk
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.
