TODAY, 100 women around the UK will hear the words "you have breast cancer". Every year, around 41,000 women are diagnosed with it. They are the kind of women we all know - mums, daughters, wives, girlfriends, sisters and friends.
When I was growing up, breast cancer was seen as a death sentence. These days, the good news is that more and more women are surviving. But sadly, not enough.
Breast cancer has touched my friends and family. One of my closest friends died from it. And, as an agony aunt, I get hundreds of letters from women and their families who are affected by it.
For all these reasons I'm supporting All Women Together, Cancer Research UK's new breast cancer awareness and fund-raising campaign. I hope you will too.
There are lots of ways to get involved. You can pull on your walking boots and step out at one of the 60 sponsored strolls taking place across the UK.
To find out more visit www.cancerresearchuk.org/breastcancer or call the Hotline on 08701 60 20 40.
DENISE ROBERTSON.
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