Working with The University of Manchester, Prevent Breast Cancer, Fatima Women’s Association and the Caribbean and African Health Network, the Alliance is pleased to present a series of four new films to help encourage Black and South Asian women to attend either press cancer screening or visit their doctor with potential symptoms of breast cancer.
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The full suite of mini films are available on our Alliance YouTube playlist.
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| It’s normal to check (Facebook / Instagram | It’s normal to check your body. This new mini film produced by The University of Manchester, Prevent Breast Cancer and Fatima Women’s Association in Urdu spreads the message that it is normal for women to check their breasts.Checking your breast can help you to find potential symptoms of breast cancer.#GMBreastCancer Find out more: https://youtu.be/6Welz6fUNzc?si=1kP1hbTokHWAzlA6 |
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It’s normal to check! This new mini film produced by @OfficialUoM @wearepreventBC and the Fatima Women’s Association in Urdu spreads the word that it’s normal for women to check their breasts to find potential symptoms of breast cancer. https://youtu.be/6Welz6fUNzc?si=1kP1hbTokHWAzlA6
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| Don’t be scared to get checked
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Don’t be scared to get checked! As Firauz explains to Rashmi in this new video, if you have a symptom which you are worried about – like a lump in your breast – then it’s really important to visit your doctor.
Most of the time it won’t be cancer, and you will get reassurance, but it is important to check. #GMBreastCancer |
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Don’t be scared to get checked! If you have a symptom you’re worried about – like a lump – then it’s really important to visit your doctor.
Most of the time it won’t be cancer, and you will get reassurance, but it’s important to check. https://youtu.be/xqY4KlDNkOw?si=Wa6f6_hJ5AZkpexl
#GMBreastCancer
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| Breast screening is for everyone Facebook / Instagram |
Breast screening is for everyone. Hear from hairdresser Mercy sharing advice from her pastor in this new mini film produced by @UoM. As she tells her friend, our bodies are sacred, and our health is a gift so it’s important for us to pay attention to our own bodies and that includes going for our mammogram appointment when we get the invite. Check out this new video aimed at African and Caribbean women in #GreaterManchester produced by the Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN), Fatima Women’s Association, Prevent Breast Cancer and The University of Manchester. #GMBreastScreening |
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Breast screening is for everyone. Our health is a gift so it’s important for us to pay attention to our own bodies and that includes going for our mammogram when we get the invite. Check out this new video by @OfficialUoM with @wearepreventBC & @cahn_uk https://youtu.be/kewgAYksRUU?si=FIiWf9WrzmRfesPd #GMBreastScreening |
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Better to be in the know! Sonya challenges Nicole when she says God willing her breast lump will go away. If you have a lump or a symptom you are worried about, please visit your GP – they are here to help. Watch the full new mini film produced by CAHN Fatima Women’s Association, Prevent Breast Cancer and The University of Manchester. https://youtu.be/IG96O0hrVbc?si=tcUnuazVwcH8BhZE |
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Better to be in the know! Sonya challenges Nicole when she says God willing her breast lump will go away. If you have a lump or a symptom you are worried about, please visit your GP. Watch to find out more https://youtu.be/IG96O0hrVbc?si=tcUnuazVwcH8BhZE @wearepreventBC @OfficialUoM |
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“Don’t be scared to get checked” – new campaign dispels fears around breast cancer
A new series of mini films – designed to help dispel fears about breast cancer and breast cancer screening – has been launched to support Black and South Asian women.
Community leaders hope the four videos will increase the number of people from ethnic minorities who attend breast cancer screening.
They also want to encourage more people with potential symptoms of breast cancer – like a lump – to go to their GP to get checked out.
Currently women from ethnic minorities are less likely to attend breast cancer screening and take longer to go to their GP with symptoms of breast cancer.
Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance – part of the NHS – has worked with researchers from The University of Manchester as well as charities Prevent Breast Cancer, the Caribbean and African Health Network and Fatima Women’s Association to produce the series, which is available to watch on YouTube.
Ali Jones, Director of Early Diagnosis and Commissioning at Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance, said: “We know that in Greater Manchester women from ethnic minorities are less likely to attend their breast cancer screening. Screening is important because it can save lives by spotting breast cancer early when it is more likely to be curable.
“We also know women from ethnic minorities are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage so we hope these videos will help empower women to visit their GP as soon as they notice a potential symptom so they can be checked out. The chances are it won’t be breast cancer, but it is better to know.”
Researchers from The University of Manchester co-produced the films with women from ethnic minority groups in Greater Manchester.