October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this annual campaign strives to create a dialogue and encourage a nationwide drive around the debilitating disease. As a way to support and create awareness, Liberty Midlands Mall has partnered with the Breast Health Foundation to provide areola tattoos to cancer survivors who cannot afford the final phase of breast reconstruction.
Breast Health Foundation
The Breast Health Foundation was established in April 2002, in partnership with several companies and organisations to educate the public on breast cancer health, create awareness around breast cancer and empower women.
The non-profit organisation was formed to help educate women who have had breast cancer and to spread the word of the importance of self-examination and medical examinations. The foundation aims to put to rest myths surrounding breast cancer and have an open dialogue where women feel free to share their survival stories. The directors and members of the Breast Health Foundation have been chosen because of their expertise in the field of breast cancer.
What is different about the Breast Health Foundation is that experts in the field of breast cancer, from general practitioner to specialist level, are used to guide the use of funds.
MEET LOUISE TURNER, BREAST HEALTH FOUNDATION CEO
Meet Louise Turner, CEO of the Breast Health Foundation.This Breast Cancer Awareness month, Liberty Midlands Mall has partnered with the Breast Health Foundation to help breast cancer survivors reclaim part of what makes them women. Follow us on our educational journey as we create awareness around the severity of the disease and how we help provide areola tattoos to survivors who cannot afford the procedure. Join us in changing lives. Should you wish to donate, please call: 0860 283 343 or visit: https://www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/breasthealthnpc.#IconicMidlands #52IconicWeeks
Posted by Liberty Midlands Mall on Tuesday, 8 October 2019
WHAT ARE AREOLA TATTOOS?
Areola Micropigmentation is reconstruction that can help a breast cancer survivor feel more comfortable with her new breasts. Some women find they are content without having a nipple at all, while others choose a form of reconstruction that does not require surgery.
The construction is only completed after the reconstructed breast has had time to heal (usually requiring three to four months) and after any necessary radiation treatment. One factor in determining if a person is a good candidate for nipple reconstruction is the quality of the tissue of the reconstructed breast.
FACTS ABOUT BREAST CANCER
Early detection of the condition can lead to effective treatment and a positive prognosis. About 90% of patients survive for many years after diagnosis, when breast cancer is detected at the early stages.
Regular self-breast examination and regular mammograms are key to early detection.
Presenting yourself early for treatment may result in more effective treatment, leading to a reduction in pain and suffering and a significant decrease in the loss of life.
Keep an eye out on Liberty Midlands Mall and the Breast Health Foundation’s social pages as we release a series of educational videos over the next few months. We will also follow the journey of breast cancer survivors, along with our contribution in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Professor Carol Ann Benn, Specialist Breast Surgeon and Breast Health Foundation Founder. Set up in 2002, the Foundation’s main focus lay in improving breast education and awareness as well as extending access to care and navigating people through the healthcare system.This Breast Cancer Awareness month, Liberty Midlands Mall has partnered with the Breast Health Foundation to help breast cancer survivors reclaim part of what makes them women. Join us in changing lives.Should you wish to donate, please call: 0860 283 343 or visit: https://www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/breasthealthnpc.#IconicMidlands #52IconicWeeks
Posted by Liberty Midlands Mall on Tuesday, 15 October 2019
GET INVOLVED
Join Liberty Midlands Mall and the Breast Health Foundation in changing lives. If you wish to donate, contact 0860 283 343 | Donate | Facebook | Breast Health Foundation
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