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Jun 07 - Eleventh Lunar Walk For Breast Cancer Support

Breast Cancer Support Gibraltar is hosting its eleventh Lunar Walk on Friday 29th June.

Registration will be at Casemates as from 9pm and will be £5 for adults and free for children under 12.

The walk will take place at midnight and the route will lead up to and around the stunning setting of the airstrip at night. The route returns to Casemates, accompanied by the view of the Moorish Castle lit pink to celebrate and remember all loved ones affected by this condition.

The pipers of the Sea Scout Band will open and then close the event.

A spokesperson said: “The 2018 Lunar Walk will be our 11th Lunar Walk, we hope this event will prove to be as successful as other years in raising awareness and funds for a worthy cause that touches our community in many ways.

“Breast Cancer Gibraltar would like to thank the public for its continuous support and generosity. Our Charity ensures that all the money raised through events or donations goes back into our community by supporting individuals and organisations including the GHA in purchasing equipment and training professionals.”

This year the Charity will be paying for the following equipment and machinery:

1. £100,000 for add-ons for the new mammography machine.

2.  £2,500 to set up clinic for the Multidisciplinary Team to meet in the Radiology Department.

3.  The following for the Lymphodema clinic:

Bought a lymph scanner meter to identify the oedema and moisture on the affected limb: £3,335.

TV/Monitor for clinic which the patients can watch whilst having treatment documentaries on lymphedema to help them understand the role of the lymph glands and how they can help themselves: £239.00

4. Sentimag Probe: £24,412.00.  This helps the doctor to identify which lymph gland is infected. (Sentinel Lymph Node Probe) is to detect which node the tracer has travelled to first. If the first gland is negative for cancer then no further treatment is needed for the Axilla. 

5. The charity is also waiting for information on prices as it will be funding a Clinical Trainer from UK  to come over to Gib  for a clinical update on radiography. The charity will fund flights, accommodation, and course.

6. One more project which is “under discussion.”

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