Pink For October
Parkes Pharmacy is going Pink for October! Each Wednesday during October, the lovely ladies of Parkes Pharmacy will be donning some quite eccentric outfits to help raise money and awareness for women’s cancers. So, let’s band together and help the Cancer Council provide vital support, research and prevention programs for breast and gynaecological cancer.
Breast Cancer Statistics*
• Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Australia*
• 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime
• The five year survival rate for Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer is 89% Ovarian Cancer Stats*
• Ovarian is the second most commonly diagnosed gynaecological cancer in Australia
• This cancer is most common in women over 50 years of age
• In 2014, there were 974 deaths from ovarian cancer in Australia. By the end of 2017, it is estimated to grow to 1047
deaths Cervical Cancer Stats*
• About 800 women in Australia are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year
• Cervical cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed gynaecological cancer
• In 2017, the estimated number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer is 912
• The five year survival rate is 72.1%
• The incidence of cervical cancer in Australia has decreased significantly since a national screening program was introduced in the 90’s
*Statistics from Australian Cancer Research Foundation website