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Launch of Global Exclusive Tory Burch Tote Bag in Aid of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer™ Ireland

Tory Burch Tote Bag Luxury department store Brown Thomas is delighted to announce that it has teamed up with celebrated New York Designer Tory Burch to create a global exclusive for the 2010 Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Ireland Campaign. The leopard print canvas tote which features Tory’s signature bright orange lining will be the must-have bag of the spring. The designer bag will retail for €45 and all proceeds raised will go to Action Breast Cancer (a programme of the Irish Cancer Society) and Europa Donna Ireland (raising awareness of breast cancer issues in Ireland)

Declaration on the fight against breast cancer in the European Union - You can help by contacting your MEPs to get their support!

A written Declaration on Breast Cancer has been put forward by four MEPs and backed by EUROPA DONNA. It calls for the implementation of measures across Europe to battle this disease. For the Declaration to be adopted a majority of MEPs must sign it before 14 March 2010.

9th EUROPA DONNA Pan-European Conference, Stockholm

This conference was a chance to meet both breast cancer experts and women with personal experience of breast cancer from many European countries.

9 things you should know about breast cancer

Europa Donna Ireland launched a leaflet on 5 October highlighting 9 things every woman in Ireland should know about breast cancer. The leaflet was launched by Minister Mary Harney and it was delivered to three quarters of a million households around the country. Download the leaflet (478 KB)

For copies of the leaflet, please contact us on info@europadonnaireland.ie or tel. 01-4960198.

Breast Health Day 15 October 2009

On 15 October, we urged women to do something active and organise an event in their local area. This was an awareness-raising event with no fund-raising involved. See list of events that took place around the country.

LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit Dublin

The Lance Armstrong Foundation LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit took place in Dublin from August 24th – 26th 2009. The Summit convened world leaders, advocates and representatives from non-profits and corporations.

Paul Smith Tote Bag and Men's T-Shirt in aid of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Ireland

Paul Smith teamed up with Brown Thomas to create a canvas tote bag, with all proceeds raised going to Action Breast Cancer and Europa Donna Ireland. Paul Smith also designed Fashion Targets Breast Cancer men’s t-shirt, to highlight awareness of breast cancer amongst men. Both are available from Irish Cancer Society's online shop

Leading Canadian breast cancer campaigner stresses importance of specialist breast centres

Judy Caldwell, a leading breast cancer campaigner from British Columbia, who spoke at EDI conference 'Surviving Breast Cancer' in 2008, said the ongoing controversy of another misdiagnosis further highlights the urgent need for women to understand the importance of attending specialist breast centres.

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