Getting to know your boobies isn’t only fun, but can also help detect Breast Cancer early which is the best form of defence against the disease!
Boob Health Monkeys coppin’ a feel outside No. 10 Downing St. at a Breast Cancer reception in Oct 09.
Andy and Lou from Little Britain are taught a thing or two about the art of coppin' by the Monkeys
We aim to hit home the importance of breast examination in younger women. The breast time to CoppaFeel is now. Cancer isn't fussy about your age, it doesn't conform to the over forties rule we try to impose on it. As well as informing young women about breast cancer, CoppaFeel's active campaign work strives to instil confidence in young women wishing to seek professional advice when concerns arise. The ultimate goal of CoppaFeel is to reduce the incidence of late detection or misdiagnosed breast cancer.
CoppaFeel was created by one brave lady with one sole mission: To remind Britain to COP-A-FEEL.
After being diagnosed at the age of 23, Kristin decided it was time to flip the switch on breast cancer awareness and bring it to the forefront of young people’s attention as they are the ones too often dismissed by breast cancer campaigning. Many of you young ladies tune out messages about Breast Cancer because you don’t believe you are at risk. Right now, mammograms are targeted primarily at the 47 and over population. For women under 47, feeling your boobies is one of the primary ways to ensure early detection.
The CoppaFeel slogan has proven successful at getting the attention of this younger audience and has given us the opportunity to talk lightheartedly yet frankly about an issue that is often considered private or taboo. This conversation is healthy and provides the much needed awareness that will encourage you young chickadees to begin the lifelong, proactive habit of copping a feel and being your own health advocate. We don’t want to alarm, we want to educate and empower so we can reduce the number of fatalities from this horrific disease.
Ladies, imagine spending the day with eight of your closest female friends, now picture one of you being told you have breast cancer. Impossible right? Well, WAKE UP CALL 101, it’s NOT impossible. One in nine women will be diagnosed with the horrid disease at some stage in their life. The sooner we get feeling, the sooner we become best chums with the chesticles our mamas gave us and the sooner we will spot ANYTHING at all wrong with them. Early diagnosis of the disease is the key to a rapid recovery. Being diagnosed with breast cancer is not a death sentence, and it certainly helps finding it as soon as possible.
Please keep visiting the site for developments as we’ll continue to update on our mission of getting the nation to CoppaFeel! We will be asking you lovely lot to help us out with spreading the love through downloadable media for you to display to the world! Our hope is that, once you’ve read this site, you’ll see just how important our message is. So please, help us carry it along...
Come on girls and boys, get feeling...and remind your friends to do the same.
The CoppaFeel! Boob Health Monkeys
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