Save More Lives Like Caitlin's; Giving Tuesday Coming Up

Can the way we talk about cancer save lives? For many of the 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women who will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, early detection can save their life, like it did with Caitlin.

Using the lessons she learned from 15-40 Connection, based in Westborough, Caitlin noticed a lump in her breast that she knew had not been there before. Rather than wait to see if the lump would continue to grow, she advocated to be seen by her doctor early. Her actions led to an early diagnosis of her very aggressive cancer. Caitlin’s oncologist told her that had she ignored the change in her health and taken a wait and see approach, her cancer would have progressed quickly and very likely would have altered the effectiveness of treatment and decreased her chance of survival.

This Giving Tuesday, in its #Giving2Empower campaign, 15-40 Connection is asking for support to continue empowering others with the lifesaving advantage of early cancer detection. Caitlin’s story illustrates how the educational programming that 15-40 Connection brings to schools, colleges, workplaces and through social media can save lives. Caitlin shares, “What I learned from 15-40 Connection saved my life, and in telling my story, I hope it saves someone else’s.”

Giving Tuesday is on December 1, 2015 and 15-40 Connection is offering simple ways that you can support and share this education, so that more lives like Caitlin’s, can be saved.
In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, 15-40 Connection asks that you:

• Give a one time or monthly donation to support educational programming that empowers the lifesaving advantage of early cancer detection.

• Share 15-40 Connection’s 3 steps to early cancer detection on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

• Email friends and family the 3 steps to early cancer detection. An email template is ready for you to share.

• Pledge to teach others the 3 steps to early cancer detection.

• Honor people who are battling or who have battled cancer with a message on the #Giving2Empower honor roll (http://www.15-40.org/giving-tuesday-2015-honor-roll/).

“Anyone can participate in 15-40 Connection’s 2015 Giving Tuesday campaign by donating, emailing and sharing on social media,” said Tricia Laursen, Executive Director of 15-40 Connection. “We have also created an honor wall so you can honor people who have fought cancer and share the lessons we have learned from them. We need everyone’s help to change the way we think about cancer and empower the lifesaving advantage of early cancer detection.”

For more information about 15-40 Connection’s #Giving2Empower campaign and to learn more about Caitlin’s story visit: http://www.15-40.org/giving-tuesday-2015/.

Information was supplied by 15-40 Connection