The Star: May 04, 2017

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Thursday May 4 2017
Good reason to follow tradition
• By Bridget Rutherford
EMMA YATES’ grandmother
used to paint her initials on the
bottom of her crockery collection
in nail varnish so she could keep
track of it.
Lerline Morris lost her battle
to breast cancer aged just 57, and
now Ms Yates has her collection,
and adds new items to it.
As a tribute, she will use it in
her Pink Ribbon afternoon tea
on May 21 to raise money and
awareness for the Breast Cancer
Foundation New Zealand.
“The one thing that’s special
to me is that the china has her
initials on the bottom that she’s
done in nail varnish.”
Mrs Morris painted her initials
so when she took it to her
women’s division functions, she
would know they were hers, Ms
Yates said.
Ms Yates, now 39, had two
fibroadenoma lumps removed
when she was 29 and 31, and goes
for a check up every year now.
She said it was so important for
women of any age to be aware of
the breast cancer symptoms and
to get checked.
“I think a lot of people think it
will never happen to them.”
She said she was “very lucky”.
Last year she hosted a breakfast
with a friend – but this year
would be her first individual
event.
She chose to do an afternoon
tea because it was more in line
with her business The Traveling
Tea Party.
“It’s a good idea to get a bunch
of girlfriends or colleagues
together to have a fun event that
also supports a good cause.”
Pink Ribbon events will run
throughout May.
More than 3000 Kiwis are
diagnosed with breast cancer
a year, with 600 dying of the
disease.
Proceeds from the events
will go towards breast cancer
research, and help provide
awareness education and support
for patients.
Last year’s Pink Ribbon events
raised $1.7 million.
•If you would like to sign
up to host a Pink Ribbon
event, visit https://
pinkribbonbreakfast.co.nz/
TRIBUTE: Emma Yates will
host a Pink Ribbon afternoon
tea this month with her late
grandmother’s crockery to
raise money and awareness
for breast cancer.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
Treatment
could speed
breast cancer
recovery
• By Gabrielle Stuart
UP TO 251 Christchurch women
could benefit from a new breast
cancer treatment being considered,
a study has found.
New technology allows radiotherapy
to be done during breast
cancer surgery, rather than being
drawn out over several weeks.
It means patients can be treated
and recover faster.
It is already being used in a private
clinic in Auckland, and several
groups have been campaigning
to have it publicly funded.
The study was commissioned by
the Ministry of Health to look at
the cost of funding the treatment,
and estimate the demand for it.
It estimated about 461 women
across New Zealand would use
the treatment, but it could vary
between 80 and 1505.
That included between 14 and
251 women in Christchurch.
It estimated the cost of investing
in the treatment would be between
$3.72 million and $4.72 million,
but it could also save significant
amounts over 10 years by reducing
the amount of time it took to treat
women.
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