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October Cancer Awareness
Posted or Updated on 2 Oct 2025
The Atherstone Surgery regularly engages with awareness days and campaigns throughout the year to encourage good health promotion among our patients. This October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we are focusing on raising awareness around breast cancer.
Cancer awareness is at the forefront of cancer prevention. Cancer screening is the first step. This involves testing apparently healthy people for signs of disease. When cancer is picked up early, treatment is more likely to be successful.
Our Goal is to get more cancers diagnosed at an early stage by raising awareness of key symptoms and encouraging people to discuss them with their doctor without delay.
What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer occurs when abnormal cells in the breast grow uncontrollably, forming a tumour. It usually starts in the milk ducts and is the most common cancer in the UK, affecting primarily women, though men can also get it. Each year, about 55,500 women and 370 men are diagnosed.
One in seven women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, with a higher prevalence in older women. Various risk factors, including age, family history, and lifestyle choices such as obesity and smoking, can influence an individual's risk.
For more information and advice about breast cancer, arranging screening and even how to check your own breasts please visit the area of our website below.
We at the Atherstone surgery are proud to say that we will be taking part in the upcoming “Wear It Pink” event on the 22ND of October to raise money for Breast Cancer Now.
If you wish to contribute to raising money for this cause, we would be happy to add any donations you wish to give, along with our own. Please give your donation to the reception staff on the day.
