Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 October – 31 October
October is breast cancer awareness month and the National Breast Cancer Research Institute are asking everyone to consider holding a fundraising event at home in your community or at work to help breast cancer research. Here is why.
Did You Know
• 1 in 7 Irish women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime.
• More than 3,507 breast cancer cases are diagnosed each year in Ireland.
• Breast cancer can affect anyone – irrespective of age, lifestyle or gender.
• Women are most commonly diagnosed after the age 50.
• Approximately 16 men will develop breast cancer each year in Ireland.