Jessica joins the race to beat breast cancer in memory of Mum

Press Release For immediate release: 14 June 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Jessica joins the race to beat breast cancer to support Mum First time runner Jessica Whitmarsh from Orpington, Kent has laced up her running shoes to train for the Sony Ericsson Run to the Beat in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. The Early Childhood Studies student at Canterbury Christ Church University will join thousands of runners for the 13.1 mile race in Greenwich, London on Sunday 26 September to support her mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2009. Following a double mastectomy she is now receiving Tamoxifen tablets for five years, with continuous visits to the hospital. Jessica said: Last July my mum had both her breasts removed due to breast cancer and it affected us both a lot. Since then I have done my best to try and support Breast Cancer Campaign because the charity supported us when we were having such a difficult time. I hope lots of people will sponsor me for my running challenge as it’s a cause very close to my heart.” To help Jessica reach her fundraising target of £250 please visit www.justgiving.com/Jessica-Whitmarsh and donate what you can. Breast Cancer Campaign has places available on its team so if you would like to join Jessica in the race to beat breast cancer, please visit www.breastcancercampaign.org before 1 July 2010. Campaign is also encouraging runners with their own place to join their team. All runners who sign up will automatically become members of Campaign’s exclusive challenge club, Linford’s All Stars. Captained by Linford Christie the team receives unrivalled training tips from the Olympic runner, as well as helpful fundraising advice from the Events team. ENDS Picture caption: Jessica Whitmarsh Notes to editors • Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure • Currently it supports 112 research projects, worth over £16.9 million, in 40 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women • In the UK, nearly 46,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year - that’s 125 a day • Visit www.breastcancercampaign.org • Read Chief Executive Pamela Goldberg’s blog http://pamelagoldbergblog.blogspot.com/

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