Better pink than never.

Welcome to a new, ‘pinkr’ version of the Innovation Station. The site has gone pink (slightly late admittedly) as part of the ‘Pink for October’ initiative championed by Matthew Oliphant, to raise awareness of Breast Cancer.

This is an issue that is very important to me, as my Mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in January of this year, and thankfully it was caught early enough to allow her to make a full recovery. The sad truth however, is that the majority of people lack an understanding of cancer, and those that do cannot separate fact from fiction through no fault of their own. There are many misconceptions when it comes to this illness, and just hearing that word is enough to cripple people with fear, a fear which you don’t have to be victim to.

Busting the myths

As with all illnesses, the best weapon we have in the battle against cancer remains early diagnosis, and this can only be achieved by everyone making an effort to educate themselves about the illness, and what to look out for. Around one in seven women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime, and unbelievably one in a thousand men will be diagnosed with breast cancer too. Due to its rarity, male breast cancer is all the more deadly. Until Matthew and Brian brought this to my attention recently, I didn’t even realise men could get breast cancer, despite learning quite a bit about the disease in the past nine months. This just goes to show how important self education on this matter is.

The Station in October

Over the coming month I am going to be talking a bit about my experiences, more about the disease itself and what we can all do to help. I will also be talking about my plans to run the London Marathon, should I be lucky enough to get a place! Oh, and for those that are interested, I will be going through some of the modifications I made to K2 for this October theme.

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