PhD student Patricia Flynn invites you to 'ADD YOUR FACE' and DONATE to support 'FACE UP TO CANCER'

8 Feb 2024

Patricia Flynn is a final year PhD student researching glioma-a brain cancer, in the lab of Dr André Toulouse and Dr Collette Hand. Funded by the Musgrave Scholarship in association with Breakthrough Cancer Research, one of three charities who have joined together to create ‘Face Up To Cancer’ to raise funds for cancer research and support services in Ireland. Patricia's video selfie features in the campaign website and she invites you to 'Add Your Face' and Donate to support 'Face up to Cancer'.

Face Up To Cancer is a fundraising campaign asking people to donate and upload their selfies in support of cancer research and cancer support services in partnership with 3 leading Irish Cancer charities: Breast Cancer Ireland, Breakthrough Cancer Research and Marie Keating Foundation. 

Face Up To Cancer is the brainchild of a group of media professionals. Each uploaded image will be combined to create a series of eight facial mosaic portraits of people who are living with cancer, some who have lost their lives to cancer and those who dedicate their lives to finding new treatments and someday a cure. The fundraising campaign aims to put a face to cancer through the portraits, and the final resulting mosaics portraits will be shared across digital platforms at the end of February. The monies raised will be used to make a significant impact on the lives of the one in two people living in Ireland who will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.

Patricia takes time out from her work to explain the importance of research funding and chats about her research work in her 'video selfie' which features in the FACE UP TO CANCER website.

Funds raised will be channelled into three critical areas:

Breast Cancer Ireland and Breakthrough Cancer Research, fund national and international research at scientific and clinical trial level, in order to change the landscape positively of cancer into the future. Marie Keating Foundation provide support services for people and their families affected by a cancer diagnosis. As a donor we will keep you informed of the impact your donation is making.

The monies raised will be used to make a significant impact on the lives of the one in two people living in Ireland who will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Specifically, funds will be channelled into three critical areas:

1. Investment in Breast Metastatic Disease Progression Research: Advancing the understanding and treatment of breast metastatic disease progression to the brain.
2. Research for Hard-to-Treat Cancers: Funding research to develop better ways to detect and treat lung, pancreatic, ovarian, oesophageal, and other hard-to-treat cancers.
3. Cancer Awareness and Support Services: Providing on-the-ground support for individuals and families living with or beyond cancer

DONATE NOW! or go to www.faceuptocancer.ie to donate and to upload your selfie, donations without selfies are also welcome. Share your selfie across your social channels to show your support using #FaceUpToCancer and #DonateASelfieSaveLives.

Links:

FACE UP TO CANCER website

THE POTRAITS, and video meet the faces behind the portraits scroll to view Patricia's video

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Photograph and news item Bereniece Riedewald