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A 37-year-old Wexford breast cancer survivor is urging people to support the Irish Cancer Society\u2019s Pink campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.<\/p>\n
Amanda Broaders, from Wexford, discovered a lump in her right breast after stepping out of the shower in April 2024.<\/p>\n
She was later diagnosed with HER2-negative breast cancer, with oestrogen and progesterone receptors present.<\/p>\n
Following active treatment, Amanda remains on tablets and hormone suppressors.<\/p>\n
She says that while people can sometimes assume life returns to normal once treatment ends, the reality is very different.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people think once you receive the \u2018all clear\u2019 it\u2019s over, but it\u2019s far from it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda is now sharing her experience to encourage people to check their breasts regularly and to support the Irish Cancer Society\u2019s annual Pink campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am extremely grateful to be here to tell my story and spread awareness, but I will never be the same person again. Cancer changes you in so many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they\u2019re going to do one thing today, could they please check their breasts. Everyone you love will thank you for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda said she appreciates every day she gets to spend with her children, husband, family and friends.<\/p>\n
She is also encouraging people across Wexford to organise Pink fundraising events in their homes, workplaces, communities and colleges.<\/p>\n
Money raised helps fund services including counselling, transport to treatment and Night Nursing, as well as breast cancer research.<\/p>\n
Around 3,600 women and approximately 30 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in Ireland every year.<\/p>\n
Irish Cancer Society nurse Mary O\u2019Kelly says regular breast awareness is important, including for women who are eligible for screening.<\/p>\n
She advises people to know what is normal for them and to seek medical advice if they notice a persistent change.<\/p>\n
Symptoms can include a lump or thickening in the breast or armpit, changes in the size or shape of a breast, changes to the skin or nipple, unusual discharge, swelling around the collarbone or armpit, or a rash around the nipple.<\/p>\n
The Irish Cancer Society says nine out of ten breast changes will not turn out to be cancer, but anyone with symptoms should have them checked by their GP.<\/p>\n
In 2025, public donations helped provide more than 6,100 lifts to treatment for breast cancer patients, over 300 nights of Night Nursing care and thousands of counselling and support sessions.<\/p>\n
Anyone concerned about breast cancer can contact the Irish Cancer Society Support Line on 1800 200 700.<\/p>\n
Further information on the Pink campaign is available at cancer.ie\/pink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 37-year-old Wexford breast cancer survivor is urging people to support the Irish Cancer Society\u2019s Pink campaign during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645443,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[3279,319,103,61,60,2673,1529,8284,43,700,151809,9270],"class_list":["post-645442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-broadcast","tag-broadcasting","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-irish-news","tag-local-news","tag-local-radio","tag-news","tag-radio","tag-south-east-radio","tag-wexford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}