{"id":5573,"date":"2025-11-14T17:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/?p=5573"},"modified":"2025-11-16T21:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T20:11:18","slug":"breast-cancer-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/2025\/11\/14\/breast-cancer-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast cancer awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/files\/2025\/11\/members-wearing-pink-October-2025.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5578 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/files\/2025\/11\/members-wearing-pink-October-2025-300x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/files\/2025\/11\/members-wearing-pink-October-2025-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/files\/2025\/11\/members-wearing-pink-October-2025.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once again the club&#8217;s October meeting focused on breast cancer awareness and members wore pink to follow the theme.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/files\/2025\/11\/October-meeting-speakers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5577 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/files\/2025\/11\/October-meeting-speakers-271x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/files\/2025\/11\/October-meeting-speakers-271x300.png 271w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/files\/2025\/11\/October-meeting-speakers.png 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Not just one guest speaker but three were welcomed and spoke to the group. Linda Kendrick &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillan.org.uk\">Macmillan Cancer Support<\/a>, Emily Burke &#8211; Specialist Breast Care Nurse, and Julia Rimmer &#8211; Clinical\u00a0 Nurse Specialist explained their roles in both the nursing and supportive roles with patients coping with breast cancer. They explained the importance of self awareness and checking for signs of breast cancer and also regular screening. 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