Local police officer’s pink race to beat breast cancer
Press Release For immediate release: 10 August 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Local police officer’s pink race to beat breast cancer Budding runner Lynne Cannon from Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire has pulled on her running shoes to train for the Bupa Great North Run in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. The Police Officer at West Midlands Police will join 54,000 runners on the starting line for the 13.1 mile race in Newcastle on Sunday 19 September after her auntie Mary Barratt was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1975. Following a double mastectomy and nothing else she has now made a full recovery. Lynne said: “When my auntie’s cancer was first diagnosed, the advances in alternative drugs and treatments were very limited which resulted in surgery being the only available option. I believe that her options would have been greater now due to the ongoing advances in treatment made available by the work and research into breast cancer supported by charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.” She added: “I have also worked with a number of people who have been affected by breast cancer and seen only part of the impact that it has on their lives and how they praise the charities that offer the timeless and unconditional support. I feel that I should support Campaign to enable the fabulous work they do to continue.” Last year 300 Campaign runners wore their pink running vests with pride and raised a whopping £160,000 for vital breast cancer research. So if you have your own place in the race and would like to join Lynne on Campaign’s team, please call the events team on 020 7749 4114 or email greatnorthrun@breastcancercampaign.org. All runners who sign up with Campaign will automatically become a member of Linford’s All Stars – an exclusive club captained by Linford Christie, who offers supporters helpful training tips and nutritional advice. Runners will also receive a fundraising pack containing a Breast Cancer Campaign running vest and lots of fundraising ideas. Ends Picture caption: Lynne Cannon 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 105 research projects, worth over £16.2 million, in 38 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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