Breast Cancer Campaign was a

breast cancer Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or ...

research charity based in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. In 2015, Breast Cancer Campaign merged with another charity,

Breakthrough Breast Cancer Breakthrough Breast Cancer was a United Kingdom charity whose mission was to "save lives through improving early diagnosis, developing new treatments and preventing all types of breast cancer". In 2015, Breakthrough Breast Cancer merged with anothe ...

, to form the UK's largest breast cancer research charity -

Breast Cancer Now Breast Cancer Now is a charity in the United Kingdom which was formed in 2015 by the merger of Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer. It is the United Kingdom's largest breast cancer charity. Its declared "Action Plan" is "by 205 ...

History

In 2014 it was announced that Breast Cancer Campaign would be merging with the charity

Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue Bank

The Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue Bank is a collaboration between four research centres. It aims to create a bank of breast cancer tissues for researchers to study. The four research centres are: *The University of Leeds *Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London *The University of Dundee *The University of Nottingham

Campaigning activities

Breast Cancer Campaign have support the Off-patent Drugs Bill a Private Members Bill that would increase Government support for off-patent drugs where there is no incentive for pharmaceutical companies to support the creation of life enhancing breast cancer drugs.

Fundraising activities

wear it pink is a UK-wide fundraising initiative organised by Breast Cancer Now. Held annually in October, which is

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), also referred to in the United States as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awaren ...

, supporters wear an item of pink and in return donate £2 each. The money raised funds around 100 projects, specifically

research throughout the UK and Ireland. This awareness emphasizes the need for improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure. wear it pink is the UK's original and biggest pink day during October. Set up in 2002 by Campaign to help fundraise for breast cancer research, since its beginning, the fundraising initiative has raised over £23 million for breast cancer researc

Anyone can take part and it is popular with office workers, schools and community clubs. The 2011 ''Wear it Pink'' event raised £2.2 million for cancer research. The 2017 event will take place on Friday 20 October. As said by a Bolton West MP, "I know people who have lost friends and family members to the disease and I would like to encourage local residents to support ''Wear it Pink'' to raise valuable funds for breast cancer research".http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/news/local/wear-it-pink-1-4957415 Wear it Pink

References

External links