Newcastle-based breast cancer research group, Breast Cancer Trials, is holding its first ever ‘matched giving day’ on Thursday, 9 May where – for 24 hours only – donations from the public will be matched dollar for dollar by a group of generous supporters. Every dollar raised will be doubled to help fund clinical breast cancer research in progress.

The challenge we face is matched only by our ambition. Each year, 20,000 people in Australia are diagnosed with breast cancer – the overwhelming majority of them women. We lose more than 3,000 lives to this awful disease annually – that’s nine people dying of breast cancer in Australia each day. We can and must do more to fund critical research and conduct urgent clinical trials. It is the only way we can find kinder, more effective breast cancer treatments, and save the lives of the people we know and love. Breast Cancer Trials is one of the world’s leading breast cancer research organisations, dedicated to finding new and better treatments and prevention strategies for people affected by this disease.

Many of our supporters have lost their own mothers or grandmothers to breast cancer, or are women who, despite having received a devastating diagnosis, think of their families and their children first and foremost. It is in their honour we have named this Giving Day the For Our Mums Appeal. Held the Thursday before Mother’s Day, the day offers an opportunity for people to double the impact they can have on our life-saving research and to share their stories with a community of like-minded people.

How can people get involved:
Donate online from 9am on the 9th May at www.breastcancertrials.org.au/givingday
Donate by calling 1800 423 444