Celebrities supporting Cancer Research UK's Breast Cancer Awareness campaign
Nicole Kidman is Cancer Research UK's Patron of Breast Cancer Awareness and, like many other supporters, has personal reasons for supporting the campaign.
"I am honoured to support Cancer Research UK's Join the fight for women's survival awareness campaign. As someone whose family has personally been affected by the disease, I can't stress enough how important it is that women get to know and understand what is normal for their body." "I hope that Cancer Research UK's campaign will raise awareness of breast cancer among women of all ages and encourage them to report any unusual changes and go for screening if they're over 50. Together we will beat cancer." Nicole Kidman, Cancer Research UK's Patron of Breast Cancer Awareness |
Celebrity supporters Minnie Driver and Barbara Windsor have each designed a rubber duck for Cancer Research UK's Breast Cancer Awareness campaign this year. The ducks will help encourage all women to Join the Fight for women's survival and be aware of their bodies.
Minnie's duck, 'Henrietta', is designed in pink, the traditional colour for breast cancer awareness, and emblazoned with blue wording to show how breast cancer affects all women – whether daughters, grandmas, wives or girlfriends.
Barbara Windsor's duck, 'Flora', echoes the traditional rubber duck in a vibrant yellow, with the positive colour and flower motif representing the hope for breast cancer patients due to improvements in survival rates over recent years.
Minnie said:
"I'm delighted to be supporting Cancer Research UK's Breast Cancer Awareness campaign this October. With one in nine women in the UK diagnosed at some point in their lives, unfortunately there are few people in this country who aren't touched by the disease in some way." "I had great fun getting creative and designing my duck. I was trying to come up with something that would look pretty in the bathroom while also highlighting the serious side of the cause, so I hope I've succeeded." "Cancer Research UK is the largest single funder of breast cancer research in the UK." "Without the help and support of the public, none of this work would be possible. So make sure you do something for Cancer Research UK this October and Join the fight for women's survival." |
Other celebrities supporting our Breast Cancer Awareness campaign this year are Sonique, Honor Blackman, Fay Ripley, Anne Nolan, Roxanne Pallett, Tracey Boyd and Naomie Harris.
Naomie said:
"I'm passionate about supporting Cancer Research UK's Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, Join the fight. With over 45,500 women diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK, we all know someone whose life has been affected."
"More women than ever before are surviving breast cancer, but sadly thousands are still losing their fight. It's vital Cancer Research UK, the largest single funder of research into breast cancer, has funds in place to continue its groundbreaking work. I urge everyone to do something for Cancer Research UK this October and Join the fight for women's survival.''
Like many of us, our celebrity supporters have been affected by breast cancer, either personally, or through friends or family who have had the disease.
Other celebrity supporters
Anne Nolan  |
Barbara Windsor  |
Honor Blackman  |
Fay Ripley  |
Sarah Cawood  |
Roxanne Pallett  |
Join the fight for women's survival
We need your support to help continue our life-saving work. Join an event, organise a fundraising activity or make a donation and help beat cancer.
Delicious
Digg
Reddit
Facebook
Stumbleupon
