Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance

28/10/2026

Lindsey, now 45, from Tameside was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024 and successfully treated.
Hear her message to others and remember to Look and Feel EVERY month.
Symptoms of breast cancer can include:
🔵 a new lump or area of thickened tissue in either breast
🔵 a change in size or shape of one of your breasts
🔵 a change in the skin of your breast, such as dimpling,
puckering or redness, which may be harder to see on black or brown skin
🔵 a bloody or clear ni**le discharge, that comes out without squeezing
🔵 a change in your ni**le, such as it turning inwards (inverted ni**le) or a scaly or red ni**le rash
🔵 a lump or swelling in your armpit
If you notice a change that isn’t normal for you, you should always contact your GP.
Lindsey said: “No matter how scary it feels, and even if you think it’s probably nothing, get it checked out.”

28/10/2026

NHS breast screening is offered to women aged 50 to 71. Everyone registered with a GP as female will be invited.

Breast screening uses X-rays, called mammograms, to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel.

Mammograms are always carried out by a female member of staff and only take a few minutes.

The whole appointment should take no more than 30 minutes.

When your screening invite arrives, don’t let it slip to the bottom of your list.

Attend your appointment when you get your invite.

✔️ Tick Off your breast screening.

Visit the NHS website to find out more. See link in comments.

27/10/2026

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27/10/2026

**With thanks to Jeevan, Breast Cancer Nurse, at Royal Bolton Hospital***
This we've been speaking to staff Bolton NHS Foundation Trust who want to remind everyone to look and feel your breasts or chest EVERY month.
Most people survive breast cancer if treated at an early stage.
Your GP wants to hear about any changes
Visit the NHS website and search ‘check your breasts’.

26/10/2026

Such an important message about why it’s so important to Tick Off Your Breast Screening when you get the invite. Thank you Sarah for sharing your experience! NHS Greater Manchester

💗 A routine breast screening helped Sarah catch cancer early 💗

Sarah Hickman had no symptoms and had noticed no changes when she attended her first routine breast screening appointment after receiving an NHS invitation.

Just one day later, she was contacted and asked to attend our Breast Unit for further investigations.

Following additional imaging, an ultrasound and a biopsy, Sarah was diagnosed with a small breast cancer that had been detected at a very early stage.

“Thank goodness we have this screening programme. I had no idea there was anything wrong.

“If I’d put that appointment off, or if I hadn’t been invited for screening, things could have been very different. Instead, the cancer was found early and treated quickly.

“In a matter of weeks, I went from not knowing I had cancer to being told it had been removed.”

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sarah's encouraging anyone who receives a screening invitation to make it a priority.

READ MORE: https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/routine-breast-screening-helped-sarah-catch-cancer-early/

26/10/2026

Do you know how to check your breasts?

It’s important to be breast aware so you notice any changes as soon as possible.

If you notice a change that isn’t normal for you, you should always contact your GP.

26/10/2026

David from Oldham spoke to I love Oldham about his breast cancer diagnosis during .
Around 420 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK.
Although rare, accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancer cases, men are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage, when the cancer is more advanced. This contributes to poorer survival outcomes and prognosis compared with women.
It’s important that men understand the symptoms and regularly check their chest for any changes.
Common symptoms of male breast cancer include:
• a lump in the ni**le, chest or armpit area
• ni**le discharge
• the ni**le pulling inward
• a sore or ulcer on the skin of the ni**le or chest area
• a rash on or around the ni**le
If you notice something unusual, see your GP.
It’s likely to be nothing serious, but if it is cancer, catching it early makes a big difference.

25/10/2026

Better to be in the know! Sonya challenges Nicole when she says God willing her breast lump will go away. If you have a lump or a symptom you are worried about, please visit your GP – they are here to help.

Mini film produced by Caribbean & African Health Network - CAHN, Women’s Association, Prevent Breast Cancer and The University of Manchester.

23/10/2026

This we want to remind everyone to look and feel your breasts or chest EVERY month.

Most people survive breast cancer if treated at an early stage.

Your GP wants to hear about any changes

Visit the NHS website and search ‘check your breasts’.

With thanks to Bolton NHS Foundation Trust for helping us to spread the word.