LISTEN: Two thirds of Glaswegian women are not checking their breasts regularly
New app launches at Glasgow Central Station to remind women to check themselves
A new breast check app launches at Glasgow Central Station today as research reveals that women in Glasgow are not *regularly checking for the signs of symptoms of breast cancer.
Research commissioned by leading breast cancer charity Breast Cancer Now unveiled that 66 per cent of women in Glasgow are not regularly checking their breasts.
The number one reason given by all women in Glasgow for not checking more often is simply because they forget.
Breast Cancer Now has created the new Breast Check Now app to help women remember to check their breasts and establish a potentially lifesaving habit.
Breast Cancer Now’s Director for Scotland Mary Allison said: “This year, around 4,600 women in Scotland will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer and almost 1,000 will lose their lives to the disease.
"Checking your breasts regularly could save your life. The earlier you find breast cancer the greater the likelihood of a better outcome.
“The message is out there, but when half of the women in Scotland still aren’t checking themselves regularly, we know we need to do even more.
“The biggest challenge is that many women still have not developed a habit of regular checking. With our Breast Check Now campaign we want to remind women in Scotland that checking matters and we want to give them the right tools to make this easier.
“By downloading our free Breast Check Now app you don’t have to worry about remembering as it will help you create a habit of regular checking that fits with your life.”
Andrena Bain, aged 48 from Glasgow was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2013 after finding a lump. She spoke to our reporter Shiona McCallum and you can listen to their chat here:
Breast Cancer Now is determined to stop breast cancer and save lives.
If more women checked their breasts, more lives could be saved. While most breast changes aren’t cancer, in the cases where it is, catching it early means you’re more likely to beat it.