Avon and Breakthrough: A Beautiful Partnership
“As the company for women, Avon is passionate about raising funds and awareness to beat breast cancer. That's why we've been working in partnership with Breakthrough Breast Cancer for nearly 20 years to raise vital funds for their life saving breast cancer research, education and care.“We have already raised over £15 million through our Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, and with your help we can do even more.
“Every penny you raise through holding your own Avon Pink Pamper Party will be spent on helping to reach a future free from the fear of breast cancer.
“So have fun, and make fundraising beautiful! Together we can kiss goodbye to breast cancer.”
Recent Achievements
The funds that you raise will help us to make even greater strides forward in the fight against breast cancer. As well as funding three talented clinical fellows, fondly known as the Dr Avons, who conduct life-saving research into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all types of breast cancer, the money that you help to raise will also be spent on educating women about how to be breast aware, because early detection saves lives.
Some of our most recent research achievements include the identification of a new class of drug which could help Herceptin work more effectively and improve survival rates. We have also developed a new test to determine chemotherapy effectiveness within only 24 hours of taking it, saving months of unnecessary treatment.
But there is still more to achieve. Each year, 48,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer – that equates to 135 women every day. It is for these women and future generations that we need your help.
For more information about the life saving work of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, please visit breakthrough.org.uk.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Avon are working together to take the fear out of breast cancer. THE FEAR STOPS HERE!
