"I wanted something positive to come out of a pretty rubbish situation," says Lucy McMann.

She adds: "Honestly, it's also just one thing I don't have to worry about! It helped me feel I had a bit of control. I've got this long list of awful things that are potentially going to happen because of the chemo and that's quite daunting. So, I decided to have my hair shaved ahead of time because I don't know when my hair might fall out. It could be the first week or the second week. Am I going to wake up one morning and there'll be loads of hair on the pillow? Am I going to look down in the shower, and see clumps of my hair? By that time, I might be feeling a bit rubbish, and someone would have to come and shave it. So, I thought why don't I just take control of this and do it before?"

Go Bald For Breast Cancer and raise vital funds for breast cancer prevention research.

In a few simple steps, you too can Go Bald for Breast Cancer

- Set up your Go Bald for Breast Cancer fundraising page here

- Pick a date for your head shave

- Ask family, friends, and colleagues to sponsor you

Go Bald for Breast Cancer!

We’re here to support you. Once you set up your page, we will send you:

A Breast Cancer UK T-shirt to wear on the day of your head shave!

Don’t forget to share the date of your head shave, as well as before and after photos with us.

If you have any questions, please contact our fundraising team on 0208 1327088 or email: info@breastcanceruk.org.uk.