Ella was just 23 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine check. She wants to use her voice to ensure all young people know that breast cancer can affect them too. "When I got diagnosed I couldn't feel a lump or anything. It was just through the luck of having the scan that I found out, otherwise I might not have known until much later. It's terrible luck that I have Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, but it also saved my life. There's a misconception that only older people and children get cancer. The in-between stage from late teens to late thirties is completely missed and there's a whole generation that doesn't check. I want women who are younger to be checking themselves, I want men to be checking themselves, I want everyone to be aware of what their body feels and looks like, so that if they notice something unusual they are empowered to contact their GP and advocate for themselves." Thank you so much to Ella, who shared her story this year as part of our Asda Tickled Pink 'Unpacking Breast Cancer' campaign this Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
