Bone Cancer Awareness Week: Raising Voices, Saving Lives

Bone Cancer Awareness Week is observed from October 7th to 13th each year, aimed at raising awareness about bone cancer and its impact on patients and families.

This initiative emphasizes the importance of early detection, research funding, and support for those affected by primary bone cancers. During this week, organizations like the Bone Cancer Research Trust promote educational campaigns to inform the public about the symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options for bone cancer.

Activities may include sharing personal stories, hosting events, and distributing informational materials to healthcare professionals and communities. The goal of Bone Cancer Awareness Week is to enhance understanding of this rare disease, encourage timely medical consultations for concerning symptoms, and foster a supportive environment for patients and their families.

Bone Cancer Research Trust:

“This Bone Cancer Awareness week, we’re introducing you to Jessica.

Just six weeks after becoming a first-time mum, Jessica was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Her treatment involved chemotherapy, limb-salvage surgery, and the eventual amputation of her left arm.

Jessica had been experiencing symptoms of primary bone cancer since she was 20 weeks pregnant. They were dismissed as muscle pain, pulled muscle and frozen shoulder by her GP, midwife, physiotherapists, and paramedics.

Heartbreakingly, Jessica’s story isn’t unique. 76% of patients are misdiagnosed, often delaying treatment and putting lives at risk.

With your help, we can ensure that patients like Jessica receive an accurate, timely diagnosis.

Watch the full video here.”

Liz O’Riordan:

“I’ve heard of bone cancer, have you?

As part of the Bone Cancer Research Trust’s ‘Ever Heard of Bone Cancer?’ campaign, I’m raising awareness this October.

Many people experience delays in treatment because primary bone cancer is difficult to diagnose. In fact, 8 out of 10 patients are initially misdiagnosed with other conditions. We need your help to make the public and healthcare professionals aware of signs and symptoms.

By ordering a ribbon this Bone Cancer Awareness Week you can support bone cancer patients and help save lives.

To learn more and get your ribbon please visit.

Mum was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in June 2022 and died 5 months later. I will be wearing my ribbon with pride this week in her memory.”

Steve Ashworth:

“This week is bone cancer awareness week and I am wearing my ribbon to make a difference. If you can spare a couple of minutes please do and help to make a difference.”

Rebecca Richardson:

“A weekend well spent at my second home ETHOS studio.

Today marks day six of my daily yoga practice for the month of October, raising funds and awareness for Bone Cancer Research Trust.

This month also celebrates two incredible years of creating & holding space at this beautiful studio, my next ceremony will be November 1st.

I spent this weekend immersed in practice at ETHOS yoga. Friday’s Solar Sol Flow hot yoga session and Sunday’s Lunar Ether practice, both led by my talented friend and guide Dr. Elizabeth Welty were nothing short of magical. Each class was deeply nourishing and exactly what I needed.

If you haven’t already, I highly recommend checking out the new Ethos timetable—there’s something for everyone!

If you’re able to, I would be incredibly grateful for any donations to support my bone cancer research fundraiser via my Facebook page RiseWellness NI. Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a huge difference.

Ending the weekend feeling refreshed, centered, and ready for the week ahead.”

Gillian Anderson:

“It’s Bone Cancer Awareness Week, please take some time to listen to what the common symptoms are.

Did you know that more children die of bone cancer than of meningitis or sepsis ?
It’s great that awareness of both of these life threatening conditions is being raised and we need to do the same for none cancer. It typically affects children and teenagers but also adults.”

Sophie Hartley:

“Hoping, praying and desperately pleading to wake up as someone else was the only way I could get to sleep as a teenager in cancer remission.

Following on from World Mental Health Day, and in light of Bone Cancer Awareness Week, I’d like to share my recent article in Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG)’s Contact Magazine.

The theme of this issue is relationships, and my article is about the relationship you hold with yourself in childhood cancer remission.

I spent my formative years truly hating myself for the way I felt and looked. The endless unfairness of having bone cancer manifested itself each night, when the defensive wall of pretending to be okay would finally fall and I was alone with how I actually felt.

I struggled to sleep with the pain in my leg, from whatever surgery or physio was happening at the time. And the thought of having to live with this forever was too much for me to cope with. So, I used to imagine my life as if it hadn’t happened. I would create a picture of my life without having bone cancer and being able to run, dance, and focus on ‘normal’ things, in order to fall asleep.

There’s no other option to me than making sure no other teenage girl faces this, and I will always be driven to create a landscape where young cancer patients have the support they need.”

Florencia Pistritto:

“It is bone cancer awareness week. I had osteosarcoma back in 2014, and I saw five different doctors that gave me Ibuprofen and Cocodamol.

With the fifth doctor, I decided that it was time to demand an X-ray that revelead a 10 cm mass in my proximal tibia.

The chemotherapy protocol remained the same for about 50 years. People always talk about hair loss, but that was the least of my worries, since the treatment itself is life threatening, just like the disease.
We deserve so much better than this.”

Gerard Mawhinney:

“This week is Bone Cancer Awareness week,It was a privilege to be asked to take part in the awareness campaign supported by Bone Cancer Research Trust.

More information can be found at www.bcrt.org.uk”

Jess Dodds:

“In aid of Bone Cancer Awareness Week, In partnership with BCRT.

Ben and I have made this video of his journey Please buy a ribbon in support of bone cancer patients and help save lives!

Sally Hurst:

“I’ve heard of bone cancer, have you? I was diagnosed 19 years ago and underwent amputation and chemotherapy. So I’m supporting Bone Cancer Awareness Week.

8 out of 10 patients are initially misdiagnosed with other conditions.

To get your ribbon and help support bone cancer patients please visit.”

Johnny Waring:

“Another great video on Bone Cancer Awareness Week from the ever inspirational Steve Ashworth. Steve has provided insight into the Cancer and the personal journey he has been and continues to go on.

Great work supporting Bone Cancer Research Trust and raising the awareness to us all.

As with all diseases, we will collectively keep funding research, support one another and move forwards until there’s a cure.”

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