The men and women, who work together at the Future Jobs Fund, dressed in pink in support of Cancer Research UK’s breast cancer awareness campaign, ‘Join the fight for women’s survival.’ As well as dressing up in pink, they sold pink cakes and raffle tickets. The team raised £65 towards the fight for women’s survival.Cancer Research UK’s campaign ‘Join the fight for women’s survival’ is designed to act as a rallying call, encouraging everyone to help beat breast cancer – a disease which affects more than 45,500 women every year in the UK. As well as raising vital funds for research, Cancer Research UK’s campaign aims to make all women aware of their risk of breast cancer, which affects one-in-nine women in the UK at some stage in their lives.
Lee Wyer who was the event organiser, said: “We wanted to support Cancer Research UK because we all know someone who has been touched by cancer. Stepping forward to ‘Join the fight for women’s survival’ is a great way to help a really important cause and have fun at the same time.”
Cancer Research UK is the largest single funder of breast cancer research in the UK, spending nearly £45 million on groundbreaking work into the disease last year. This research covers all aspects of the disease, from understanding its molecular causes and investigating new ways to prevent and diagnose it, to developing better treatments and improving quality of life for people affected by it.
