Breast Cancer Now, the new charity created from April’s merger of Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer, launched on Monday 15th June, with the ambition of stopping women dying from breast cancer by 2050.
The largest breast cancer charity in the British Isles, Breast Cancer Now has vowed to fund the brightest researchers from across the UK and Ireland to see its vision realised.
Local Supporters Jan Brookes, Carol Glover and Kim Makin from Breast Cancer Now Isle of Man group attended the charity preview launch event on Thursday 11th June in Westminster, London, where the new charity name and branding was revealed. Attendees of the event pledged their support to the new charity, and enjoyed an evening of celebration.
Kim Makin, secretary of the Isle of Man group said:
“I was delighted to be asked to attend the launch and was surprised and proud to discover that the work of the Isle of Man Group is well known and admired across Britain for its fundraising, innovative approaches and awareness building on behalf of the charity. I was very motivated to hear of the determined and positive ambition of Breast Cancer Now, from employees and other supporters, plus we had the opportunity to chat to, and hear from some of the top breast cancer researchers and scientists working towards the shared Vision. Our group, led by Angie Aire, is always grateful for the strong support of the people of the Isle of Man as we work to fund new and innovative treatments and approaches for what is still the biggest women’s healthcare issue of this generation.”
The charity, headed by CEO Baroness Delyth Morgan, is dedicated to funding research into the devastating disease, which kills a thousand women every month in Britain alone. It will work collaboratively across the sector to bring together all those affected to fund research, to share knowledge and, ultimately, to find answers.
Right now breast cancer is at a tipping point. More women are surviving. But more are being diagnosed than ever. And every 45 minutes, another woman dies from the disease. With your help, we can change that.
If we all act now, by 2050, we believe everyone who develops the disease will live. Breast Cancer Now seeks to unite everybody touched by breast cancer to ensure that we are the generation which finally puts an end to the disease.
Angie Aire, the hardworking leader of the Isle of Man group is very positive about the future of the new organisation with a mission to ensure that by 2050 everyone diagnosed with Breast Cancer will live, she acknowledges:
“There is a new approach and attitude built on strong values of strength, purpose, collaboration and hope within Breast Cancer Now. Still in its infancy , It has a strong sense of purpose, is committed to collaborations , openness, and working with the brightest and best researchers to ensure within the lifetime of so many younger women on the Island today, we’ll move away from a diagnosis that causes fear and emptiness to a generation where everybody who is diagnosed lives! That is something the Isle of Man group are passionate about and we will work tirelessly to achieve.”
To join us, please visit www.breastcancernow.org.
Photo - Jan Brooks (founder member of Breakthrough Isle of Man and former Trustee of Breakthrough Breast Cancer), Baroness Delyth Morgan (CEO of Breast Cancer Now), Isle of Man Breast Cancer Now group secretary Kim Makin and group member Carol Glover.
