Staff at Sydney Adventist Hospital “turned pink” on October 24 in recognition of breast cancer awareness month.
Doctors, nurses and staff gathered on the front lawn in pink outfits and uniforms in support of the cause.
“We purchased over 300 pink scrubs to gift to our staff members who are frontline workers in the area of breast cancer,” San Foundation managing director Judy Tanna said.
“So, these shirts are meant to be a reminder of how important it is to support our patients and their families who are on a cancer journey but also to support those frontline workers. It is always nice to have a reminder that there are people in our community who are struggling, and they really need our support.”
According to Breast Cancer Network Australia, this year, 20,973 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer and one in seven women will receive a diagnosis in their lifetime.
Adventist HealthCare CEO Brett Goods said northern Sydney has the highest incidence of breast cancer in New South Wales.
“It is one of those life-changing events to be told I’ve got cancer, what does that mean, am I going to live or die, all those things are so important in terms of how we take those people on that journey,” Mr Goods said.
“Whether its surgical, chemotherapy, radiation or a combination of all those things, it’s a really challenging time.”
