How you can
ANCER HELP w Zealand
One in nine women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.
• Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, Friday October 12 and Saturday October 13 – spend an hour or two as a volunteer, collecting for the street appeal in your area, or give a gold coin donation to a collector near you. Phone 0508 105 105 to volunteer.
Maori have a 65% higher mortality rate than non-Maori, and New Zealand’s breast cancer mortality rate is 20% higher than Australia’s.
• Pink for a Day – a chance for workplaces across New Zealand to go pink for a day and raise funds for breast cancer research website - https://www. breastcancerfoundation.org.nz/howyou-can-help/get-involved/pink-for-aday
• Community fundraising events throughout October – a full list is available at www.takeaction.org.nz • Boobeads, great for showing the sized lumps detectable by mammogram, available exclusively at Farmers. Purchase limited edition pink products from BCFNZ partners https://www.breastcancerfoundation. org.nz/how-you-can-help/buy-pinkribbon/products • Text PINK to 4499 to make a $3 donation during the month of October • Pink Star Walk, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington: A fun way to raise funds with friends! Register at www.pinkstarwalk.co.nz Grab some buddies, dig out your wackiest outfit and take part in New Zealand’s pinkest walk in Auckland (October 27), Wellington (November 3) and Christchurch (November 10).
Early Detection = Better Outcome Mammograms can occasionally detect a cancer as small as 2mm in size (about the width of a toothpick), whereas the average size of a lump found by a woman checking her breasts is about 22mm (slightly wider than a 20 cent piece). TRG Imaging recommend ANNUAL mammogram screening for all women from 40 years of age. Book your mammogram today. Whangarei 09 437 0540 / Kerikeri 09 407 6222 • www.trgimaging.co.nz SAVVY | 25