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Wigan Athletic Ladies handed over a cheque for

£1, 961,92 at the recent

Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough match played at the JJB stadium on Saturday 4th October 2008 to their adopted charity Genesis breast prevention centre at Wythenshawe

This brings are total to over £15,700 given to charity over the last 5 years

A Note from Genesis

• As I hope you are aware The Genesis Appeal is the only UK charity dedicated entirely to the prevention of breast cancer.
• Currently 1 in 10 women and 1 in 1000 men are expected to develop breast cancer during their lifetime.
• The aim of the Genesis Appeal has helped to fund the Genesis Prevention Centre, which is Europe’s first ever. Purpose built centre of it’s kind.
• The centre based inWythenshawe,Manchester. Brings together internationally recognised medical experts.
• It houses pioneering work into diagnosis. Education and research into the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.
• The centre opened in July 2007 but was officially opened by Princess Anne in May 2008.
• The centre houses three centres in one.
• The Nightingale Centre, which is the NHS clinical service for breast cancer screening and diagnosis.
• The Genesis Breast Cancer prevention Centre, for research in prevention, family history and early diagnosis.
• The Education Centre, for training breast cancer specialists and to address the shortage of breast cancer specialists in the North of England.
• Although 1 in 10 women currently develop breast cancer, research carried out by Professor Gareth Evans at Genesis, has predicted that one in seven or eight are expected to develop breast cancer by 80 years of age if current trends continue.
• Experts insist that this rising trend can be largely reversed by altering lifestyles. Including taking regular exercise and eating a healthy diet.
• Several studies are taking place at the centre including diet, weight loss, drug effects and generation study.
• On the fundraising side “KEEP FIT IN PINK^ is a very popular campaign inspiring schools, groups and clubs such as Wigan Athletic Ladies F.C. to organize events – Ladies I hear you were very fit at Total Fitness !!!!!
• Everyone at the Genesis Appeal is very grateful for the hard work and funds raised by you all and sincerely hope our friendship continues.

        Notes from Genesis Representatives

         Judi Hibbert and Norma Bailey