Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Breast cancer

Eden FOSTER (Mulgrave) (13:29): I rise today to share the wonderful efforts made by the Mulgrave Football Club in their annual ladies day high tea to raise much-needed funds for Breast Cancer Network Australia. Over the weekend the club raised a whopping $4500 for BCNA, which goes to the care, treatment and support of those affected by breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in Australian women and the most diagnosed cancer in Australian women. Approximately 20,000 Australians are diagnosed with breast cancer every year – that is 57 a day – and there is not a single person who is not touched in some way by breast cancer. So today I would like to remind everyone about BreastScreen Australia and the importance of regular mammograms to reduce illness and death from breast cancer by detecting it early.