<p><span style="font-size: small;">On Sunday 22nd April 2012 I will be running the Virgin London Marathon in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign and t</span><span style="font-size: small;">his date is virtually 12 months to the day that my gorgeous wife, Joanne, discovered a lump in her breast.<br><br></span><span style="font-size: small;">After numerous tests, mamograms and biopsies Joanne was diagnosed with Grade 1 invasive Breast Cancer on Thursday 23rd June.<br><br></span><span style="font-size: small;">On Monday 27th June (only 4 days after diagnosis) Joanne underwent a full mastectomy and partial lymph node removal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><br>After a few nervous weeks we received some fantastic news. Joanne's results gave her only a 10% chance of the cancer returning and after 6 chemotherapy sessions, 15 days of radiotherapy and a course of tamoxifen this will reduce the risk to only 4%, which is less than the national statistic.<br></span><span style="color: #e6158c; font-size: small;"><strong><br>A message to all the women who read this...&nbsp;</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Do me one favour (apart from sponsoring me). The next time you are in the bath/shower don't be frightened to check your boobs and if anything is different or just doesn't feel right please get yourself to the doctors, early detection is so important.<br><br></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e6158c;">One</span>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<span style="color: #e6158c;">eight</span>&nbsp;women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.<br><br></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Breast Cancer Campaign&rsquo;s&nbsp;<span style="color: #e6158c;">mission</span>&nbsp;is to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention&nbsp;and the holy grail...</span></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e6158c;">A cure</span></span></span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="layoutFont12" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><br></span></strong></p> <p class="layoutFont12" style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>