Dave Thompson MSP

Dave Thompson, SNP MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch attended a Parliamentary event in Holyrood to back Breast Cancer Campaign’s ‘Wear It Pink’ day.

Now in its 10th year, wear it pink, on Friday 26 October 2012 will see supporters from all over the country in schools, colleges and businesses embracing the event’s new theme, superheroes. The theme stems from the charity’s belief that everybody who joins the fight – from people affected by breast cancer, to Breast Cancer Campaign scientists and all wear it pink participants – is a superhero.

The disease affects 1 in 8 women across the country, and early detection hugely improves the chances of successful treatment and recovery.

Commenting on this, Dave said: “I am proud to be able to show my support for the ‘Wear It Pink’ campaign.  Cancer as a whole affects around 1 in 3 people across the UK, and breast cancer is one of our biggest killers.

“Every year in Scotland, almost 4,500 women and 25 men are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 1,000 will die from the disease. This is why we all need to support wear it pink day on 26 October, so that Breast Cancer Campaign can continue to fund research which will one day lead to a cure.

“Everyone will know family, friends or colleagues who have been touched by cancer in some way, and it is vitally important that we raise funds to help medical science fight back against the disease.

“It is essential that both women and men get themselves checked if they notice any kind of abnormality.  That way treatment can be sought fast and there will be a better chance of beating the condition.

Notes:

• Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure
• The Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue Bank, the UK’s first ever national breast cancer tissue bank is a unique collaboration with four leading research institutions to create a vital resource of breast cancer tissue for researchers across the UK and Ireland. Visit breastcancertissuebank.org
• The charity currently funds 111 projects worth around £18 million in 36 locations across the UK and Ireland
• Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women
• In Scotland almost 4,500 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 1,000 die from the disease.
• Visit breastcancercampaign.org or follow us on twitter.com/bccampaign