McGrath Foundation's big new move on 20th anniversary
It turns the country pink, raising millions of dollars for breast cancer nurses, and now the McGrath Foundation has hit a new milestone.
The charity, started by the late Jane McGrath, is this week turning 20 and has taken on a new challenge.
It is now extending care to all forms of cancer.
McGrath's care is not taken for granted by Ewan Campbell, a man suffering a disease commonly associated with women. Nine
Their care is not taken for granted by Ewan Campbell, a man suffering a disease commonly associated with women.
"I noticed that my right side, my right nipple, was getting itchier and itchier and itchier. And then I started going, 'Oh, that's changing shape'," he said.
Campbell got an ultrasound, then a mammogram, before being diagnosed with breast cancer.
He has now gone through a mastectomy, two rounds of chemo and now radiation therapy.
And for Campbell, the support of the McGrath Foundation has been invaluable.
"We met our goal of 250 breast care nurses and in January this year we announced that we're extending our care to all cancers," McGrath Foundation's chief nurse Kerry Patford said.
"So we're building on the 161,000 families that we've already provided cancer care for and extending our reach to all cancers."
And with one in two Australians diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, the demand is there.
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