Local runner’s 17th marathon for breast cancer research

Press Release For immediate release: 8 February 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Local runner’s 17th marathon for breast cancer research Veteran runner Fred Eastham from Cherry Tree, Blackburn has pulled on his running shoes to train for the London Marathon for an incredible 17th time. The retired BT Engineer, 79, will run for Breast Cancer Campaign on Sunday 25 April to support his niece Rebecca who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, aged 41. Fred said: “In my 80th year, I’m looking forward to running the London Marathon with my youngest son John to raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign, which helps so many people affected by breast cancer. I feel proud to have raised more than £10,000 from my previous marathon efforts and hope to continue raising more money to fund cancer research.” To help Fred reach his fundraising target of £1,500 please send a donation by cheque made payable to ‘Breast Cancer Campaign’ at Fred’s home address at 576 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 5NP. If you have a place in this year’s Virgin London Marathon and would like to join Fred on Campaign’s running team, please call the Events team on 0207 749 3700 or visit www.breastcancercampaign.org. As part of the team you will automatically become members of Linford’s All Stars – a new exclusive club captained by Linford Christie, who offers all his supporters helpful training tips and nutritional advice. Ends Picture caption: Fred Eastham 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 £16.8 million, in 42 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/ • Breast Cancer Campaign is campaigning for all candidates standing for election to Westminster to sign up to the breast cancer research pledge: www.breastcancercampaign.org/election

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