Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month runs throughout October. It encourages people to check their breasts or chest regularly, attend screening when invited, and support those affected.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Knowing what is normal for your body and checking regularly can help you spot changes early, and that applies to everyone, since men can get breast cancer too. If you are invited for screening, please try to attend; here is how to take time for medical appointments: [link to policy]. If you or someone close to you is affected, our confidential support is here for you.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Knowing what is normal for your body and checking regularly can help you spot changes early, and that applies to everyone, since men can get breast cancer too. If you are invited for screening, please try to attend; here is how to take time for medical appointments: [link to policy]. If you or someone close to you is affected, our confidential support is here for you.

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It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A quick reminder to get to know what's normal for you and check regularly, and that men can get breast cancer too.

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A quick reminder to get to know what's normal for you and check regularly, and that men can get breast cancer too.

Talking points

For managers and team leads.

- Make it easy for people to attend screening and medical appointments. - Be aware that some colleagues may be going through treatment or supporting someone who is. - Point to reliable health information and our confidential support.

- Make it easy for people to attend screening and medical appointments.
- Be aware that some colleagues may be going through treatment or supporting someone who is.
- Point to reliable health information and our confidential support.

Tone note

How to pitch it.

Keep it supportive and factual, and avoid novelty fundraising that trivialises or sexualises the topic. Some colleagues will have personal experience of breast cancer, so let them choose whether to share.

Keep it supportive and factual, and avoid novelty fundraising that trivialises or sexualises the topic. Some colleagues will have personal experience of breast cancer, so let them choose whether to share.

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Subject line ideas

Try these subject lines to boost open rates:

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What we're doing this year
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month — here's how you can get involved
This week: Breast Cancer Awareness Month + team news
1 October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month at [Company]

How to feature this in your newsletter

Plan ahead — Add Breast Cancer Awareness Month to your content calendar at least 2 weeks before the date so you have time to gather content and images.
Choose your angle — Will you run a dedicated special edition, or include it as a section in your regular newsletter? Bigger events work well as specials; smaller ones fit into your weekly digest.
Involve your people — Ask employees to share their stories, experiences, or ideas related to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. User-generated content always gets higher engagement.
Include a call to action — Give readers something to do: attend an event, share a message, learn something new, or donate to a cause.

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