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CANCER COUNCIL’S
GIRLS NIGHT IN – OCTOBER 2011

Raising money and awareness for all Women’s Cancers.

Cancer Council’s Girls Night In, is a great excuse to get the girls together while raising awareness and money for all women’s cancers.

Register to host a Girls Night In now www.girlsnightin.com.au or 1300 65 65 85. ARE YOU IN?

WOMEN’S CANCERS

In Australia last year Cancer Council raised $4.4 million from 9000 Girls Night In hosts, who inspired 180,000 busy women across Australia to take time out and connect with girlfriends in support of Cancer Council’s mission to defeat cancer.

Women’s cancers are those that are specific to women only, including breast and gynaecological cancers (cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, vulva).
1 in 3 Australian women will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. Each year in Australia more than 45,000 women are diagnosed with cancer.
Around 17,000 Australian women are diagnosed with breast or gynaecological cancer each year with more than 4,300 women losing their battle against women's cancers each year.
On average, 46 Australian women will be told they have a women’s cancer every day.
Cervical cancer incidence has fallen by a third in Australia since the introduction of cervical cancer screening.
The good news is that advances in treatment and early detection are making a difference. The five-year relative survival rate for women with breast cancer in Australia is now at 88%. Cancer Council hopes this kind of increase in survival rates can be achieved for all women’s cancers.
One of the best defences women have against cancer is themselves! By living a cancer smart lifestyle, and participating in recommended screening programs women can significantly reduce their risk of developing cancer and also increase their chances of discovering it early.

ABOUT GIRLS NIGHT IN

Girls Night In is all about getting the girls together now, to keep the girls together later. It is a night to support each other and all the things women do best.

Money raised through Girls Night In helps fund Cancer Council’s research, prevention, information and support services for women’s cancers.

BECOME INVOLVED IN GIRLS NIGHT IN:

To register as a host or to donate, visit www.girlsnightin.com.au or call 1300 65 65 85.

All registered hosts will receive an information kit that includes information about how to run a Girls Night In event.