DarloOct 23
23 October 2025 - Daily Drawing Day 296
#20252025Challenge
Tomorrow is Breast Cancer Now's Wear It Pink Day, where money and awareness is raised for breast cancer research and support. At work the company donates £10 for everyone who wears pink, so we all try and encourage each other to join in (we did it today, as most of the factory is off tomorrow).

Donate to Breast Cancer Now: https://securepay.breastcancernow.org/

#vegeta #breastcancernow #wearitpink #pink #ベジータ #乳癌ナウ #ピンクを着る日 #ピンク #breastcancer #charity #cancer #pinkshirt #dragonball #dragonballz #saiyan #PrinceVegetaIV #fanart #乳癌 #チャリティー #癌 #ピンクシャツ #ドラゴンボール #ドラゴンボールＺ #ドラゴンボールゼット #サイヤ人 #ベジータ王子四世 #ファンアート

Watch the time lapse video of this drawing on YouTube Shorts: https://youtube.com/shorts/Iqi5Zapfj0U

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The 2025 20-25 Challenge.

This year let’s get better at something by finding a little practice time most days, in my case drawing. - Do your activity for at least 25 minutes, at least 25 days per month.
- Use the hashtag #20252025Challenge on social media etc to track your progress
- Also use the hashtag to cheer on others.

That’s about it!

Have fun with your activities, whatever they may be!

Drawing, programming, dancing, cooking, make up, reading, languages, gardening, mastering high fives, sewing, astrophysics, vcr clock setting ...

#challengeyourself #challenge #Drawing #drawings #illustration #newyearsresolution #25minutes #xppen #clipstudiopaint #dailydrawing #イラスト #クリップスタジオ #絵 #絵画 #絵描きさんと繋がりたい #drawingoftheday #一日一絵 #art #digitalart #oc #一次創作
EditorOct 15

Pembrokeshire vets swap surgery for the sea in pink yacht charity challenge

The all‑female crew, known as The Pink Puffins, have taken part in dozens of races over the past six months aboard a 24ft Achilles yacht, transformed into a vivid pink head‑turner to spark conversations about breast cancer.

The yacht was gifted to skipper Charlotte Hamilton by her husband to help her build confidence ahead of a planned round‑the‑world voyage delivering veterinary care to animals in remote communities. What began as a personal project quickly grew into a fundraising mission in memory of loved ones affected by breast cancer.

From novices to racers

Charlotte, an experienced sailor who previously crewed in the 2017 Fastnet Race, led a team of colleagues, friends and supporters — many of whom had never set foot on a yacht before.

“Most of our crew have never sailed before. Each week we welcomed several complete novices onboard, and I taught them to sail from scratch, which made the experience even more special,” she said.

The Pink Puffins competed in weekly races on the River Cleddau, organised by Pembroke Haven Yacht Club and Neyland Yacht Club, as well as endurance events including a gruelling 15‑hour round trip to Tenby.

Detail of the Pink Puffins’ yacht, featuring its bold pink hull and charity messages. (Image: supplied)The Pink Puffins’ yacht under sail on the water during a race in Pembrokeshire. (Image: supplied)Close‑up of the Pink Puffins’ yacht, painted bright pink to raise awareness of breast cancer. (Image: supplied)

Community support

Staff from across Fenton Vets — including vets, nurses, receptionists and managers — joined the crew at various points during the season. A special day’s sailing was even dedicated to practice staff, including Joy Williams, who recently celebrated 50 years at the practice.

The team capped their season with a quiz and raffle night, raising £800 and bringing their fundraising total to nearly £2,500.

Sailing in memory

Charlotte said the challenge was deeply personal:

“We have been sailing in memory of my friend, Connie Johncock, who lived with metastatic breast cancer for 10 years before sadly passing away. Connie was a trustee of METUPUK and a passionate advocate for improving outcomes for women with metastatic breast cancer. We also raced in honour of my mum, who has successfully undergone treatment.”

Funds raised will be split between Breast Cancer Now, the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, and METUPUK, the country’s only patient advocacy group dedicated to metastatic breast cancer.

Looking ahead

Although the yacht is now coming out of the water for winter, The Pink Puffins hope to return to racing next year. Charlotte also plans to embark on a charity round‑the‑world veterinary mission with her husband within the next two years.

“Any donation, and all the cheers from the shore, made a huge difference. Our pink yacht is impossible to miss, and we hope it’s helped spark conversations about breast cancer,” she added.

Supporters can donate via the team’s fundraising page: gofundme.com/f/sailing-for-breast-cancer

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#breastCancerFundraising #BreastCancerNow #Cancer #Charity #FentonVets #METUPUK #NeylandYachtClub #PembrokeHavenYachtClub #Pembrokeshire #PinkPuffins #RiverCleddau #sailing #Tenby #Vet #yachtRacing

Lichfield Live®Oct 14

Sweet treats helping local business raise funds for cancer charity

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/10/14/sweet-treats-helping-local-business-raise-funds-for-cancer-charity/

WoollyMelAug 9, 2025
Good morning
This morning I am downstairs early before my husband. I have a hot cup of tea and I am thinking about last evening.
I met up for a meal with four women who have all had breast cancer, like me.
We met at a Breast Care Now Moving Forward group last year.
We had a fun evening updating each other on treatments,life and brain fog. We laughed so much . It was a real tonic for me.
#Breastcancer #breastcancernow #cancer
#friendship
AutisticMumTo3May 24, 2024

Urgent call for breast cancer drug to stop women’s lives being cut short | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/breast-cancer-drug-enhertu-nhs-b2550628.html

#Cancer
#BreastCancer
#HER2LowIncurableSecondaryCancer
#OutsideScotland
#Scotland
#BreastCancerNow
#Enhertu
#NHS
#NICE
#TrastuzumabDeruxtecan
#HER2LowBreastCancer
#MetastaticCancer
#Sankyo
#AstraZeneca
#England
#ParliamentaryHealthCommittee
#HealthAndSocialCareCommittee
#AllPartyParliamentaryGroupOnBreastCancer

Urgent call for breast cancer drug to stop women’s lives being cut short

Women with HER2-low incurable secondary disease in Scotland currently have access, while others across the UK do not

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3May 2, 2024

Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors | Cancer | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/25/deprivation-linked-to-higher-second-cancer-risk-among-england-breast-cancer-survivors

#Deprivation
#BreastCancer
#RiskOf2ndCancer
#CambridgeUni
#Inequalities
#Lancet
#HealthInequalities
#CatchUpWithCancer
#BreastCancerNow
#SecondPrimaryCancer
#SecondaryCancer
#Poverty

Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors

Cambridge study finds those from poorest areas have 35% higher risk of second non-breast cancer

The Guardian
Renshaw01Aug 27, 2023

The benefits of detecting breast cancer early
#thankscancer #pharmacoeconomics #breastcancer #screening #breastcancernow

For the patient, it's the high probability of a cure and treatment that's less disruptive or has fewer long-term effects.

For those with an eye on costs, it's got to be the much lower costs.

Costs rise exponentially by increasing stage of breast cancer.

In a recent study, the cost of treating stage IV compared with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) was 35.6 times higher.

Wilkinson AN et al. Curr Oncol. 2023;30:7860-7873. Available here: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/30/9/571

Thanks to @ANwilkinson on the scary X app.

Capturing the True Cost of Breast Cancer Treatment: Molecular Subtype and Stage-Specific per-Case Activity-Based Costing

Background: Breast cancer (BC) treatment is rapidly evolving with new and costly therapeutics. Existing costing models have a limited ability to capture current treatment costs. We used an Activity-Based Costing (ABC) method to determine a per-case cost for BC treatment by stage and molecular subtype. Methods: ABC was used to proportionally integrate multidisciplinary evidence-based patient and provider treatment options for BC, yielding a per-case cost for the total duration of treatment by stage and molecular subtype. Diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery, radiation therapy, systemic therapy, inpatient, emergency, home care and palliative care costs were included. Results: BC treatment costs were higher than noted in previous studies and varied widely by molecular subtype. Cost increased exponentially with the stage of disease. The per-case cost for treatment (2023C$) for DCIS was C$ 14,505, and the mean costs for all subtypes were C$ 39,263, C$ 76,446, C$ 97,668 and C$ 370,398 for stage I, II, II and IV BC, respectively. Stage IV costs were as high as C$ 516,415 per case. When weighted by the proportion of molecular subtype in the population, case costs were C$ 31,749, C$ 66,758, C$ 111,368 and C$ 289,598 for stage I, II, III and IV BC, respectively. The magnitude of cost differential was up to 10.9 times for stage IV compared to stage I, 4.4 times for stage III compared to stage I and 35.6 times for stage IV compared to DCIS. Conclusion: The cost of BC treatment is rapidly escalating with novel therapies and increasing survival, resulting in an exponential increase in treatment costs for later-stage disease. We provide real-time, case-based costing for BC treatment which will allow for the assessment of health system economic impacts and an accurate understanding of the cost-effectiveness of screening.

MDPI
Cancer Care ParcelAug 26, 2023

Here are all the lovely models from the London #breastcancernow fashion event.

What an amazing event :)

@breastcancernow
#breastcancer

Ross McIntoshJul 6, 2023

Dr Sarah Swan has written an extraordinary book, "Coping with Breast Cancer", based upon her lived experience and her skill as a clinical psychologist. I'll be chatting to Sarah live to launch the book on 19 July. All the details and your free ticket via this link https://buytickets.at/peoplesoup/951566

#Breastcancernow #breastcancerawareness #breastcancersupport #cancer #breastcancersurvivor #sequoiabooks #acpuk

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