Make Time for Tea
- Not only on trend but could also save the lives of the women we love
The Eve Appeal is asking women to follow the current trend for retro styled tea parties and Make Time for Tea during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in March.
With tea parties now leading the way in fun-filled stylish entertaining there’s never been a better time to host a tea party and help save the lives of the women we love.
Almost 7,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year and 4,300 will die. Grim statistics, yet funding and awareness of ovarian cancer remains low. The Eve Appeal is determined to change this. By taking part in the Make Time for Tea campaign you will be helping all women by funding groundbreaking research into this deadly disease.
This year’s campaign, now in its eighth year, is being spearheaded again by our celebrity ambassador Lorraine Kelly.
Says Lorraine “I can’t think of anything nicer than having a good old chinwag with the girls over a lovely cup of tea and a slice of cake – particularly when this little indulgence could make such a difference to ovarian cancer research. Help out The Eve Appeal and hold a tea party…. it’s so easy I’ll be putting the kettle on myself - and loving a reason to get the best china out! “
Says Robert Marsh,CEO of The Eve Appeal “The simple truth is that women's cancers still claim far too many lives. You really can make a difference just by putting the kettle on and hosting a tea party – at work, at home, at school, sports clubs and more. So come on ladies…, put on a fabulous frock and invite your friends or colleagues to have some tea and fun during March while raising much needed funds for all women”
For more information about hosting your own Make Time for Tea party, contact 020 7605 0100 or visit www.eveappeal.org.uk for a fundraising pack.
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Liz Engel, Press Office
The Eve Appeal
15B Bergham Mews
Blythe Road, London W14 0HN
Tel: 07812 150832 / 020 7605 0100
liz.engel@eveappeal.org.uk
www.eveappeal.org.uk
- The Eve Appeal was publicly launched in 2005 to raise funds for the Gynaecological Cancer Research Unit at UCL, with a vision of a world where fewer women develop and significantly more women survive gynaecological cancers.
- Currently, over 70% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the UK will die. If diagnosed in the early stages, 90% could survive.
- There are five gynaecological cancers – ovarian, cervical, womb, vaginal and vulval.
- 82% of women don’t know how many gynaecological cancers there are. Testament to the need for increased awareness.
- The average lifetime risk of ovarian cancer in the population is 1.8%. For those carrying the BRCA1 gene this risk rises to 54%.
- For those carrying the BRCA2 gene this risk rises to 23%.
- 55% of women with a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer carry either BRCA 1 or BRCA2 gene.
- To date The Eve Appeal has donated over £5 million to gynaecological cancer research.
- Gynaecological cancer research is at the heart of everything we do. We have recently partnered with Cancer Research UK to fund ‘PROMISE 2016’ – Risk Stratification, Early Detection and Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer – a collaboration that involves the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester, Southern California, Harvard Medical School, and University College London. The objective of this programme is to bring data together from the individual groups to develop integrated algorithms that evaluate ovarian cancer risk prediction and screening.
- The Eve Appeal is one of the ovarian cancer charities working together for the third year during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (March 2013) to build awareness of signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer through the establishment of a collaborative website, www.ocam.org.uk.
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