How it's all spent: the Tickled Pink shopping list

This year is a big year for Tickled Pink, and Asda colleagues and customers have been going all out to raise as much money as possible towards the campaign.

Tickled Pink supports two charities Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign. To show how they plan to use the money that Tickled Pink raises, both charities have put together this “shopping list” of the things that are essential to their work.

It’s amazing how much even small amounts can help towards the work they do – and with the amount of money we’ve been raising this year, we hope that some of their bigger projects, such as research fellowships and women’s forums will receive more financial support.

What your money can buy:

£1 will buy 20 pairs of gloves for Breast Cancer Campaign researchers.

£2 pays for a headscarf set from Breast Cancer Care, helping to boost the confidence of a woman who has lost her hair as a result of her breast cancer treatment.

£2.50 will buy 50 microscope slides so that Breast Cancer Campaign researchers can examine cells in minute detail.

£5 pays for someone to learn about breast awareness at a community-based workshop delivered by Breast Cancer Care’s expert team. Sorting myths from reality, the session covers signs, symptoms and risks and encourages everyone to become breast aware in a way that suits them.

£8 provides a day’s worth of laboratory chemicals for a Breast Cancer Campaign-funded scientist to use in experiments into possible cures for breast cancer.

£10 enables Breast Cancer Care to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-understand information pack for someone newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

£15 will buy 5×80 well test tube racks for Breast Cancer Campaign researchers to store their samples.

£23 pays for Breast Cancer Care’s expert Helpline team to talk with a caller in confidence about any questions or worries they may have about breast health or as a result of their breast cancer diagnosis or treatment.

£41 pays for Breast Cancer Care’s specialist nurses to reply to an e-mail enquiry about breast cancer or breast health. Everyone receives a personal response, based on the very latest clinical knowledge, which they can read in their own time.

£50 will provide a week’s worth of tissue culture to grow cells used in experiments funded by Breast Cancer Campaign.

£52 pays for a personal appointment with Breast Cancer Care’s ‘HeadStrong’ service to help women cope with the distress of hair loss from cancer treatment. As well as practical advice and information, clients have the chance to try scarves and hats and find something which suits them.

£100 will pay for the cell culture liquid required to grow breast cancer cells in the laboratory.

£132 pays for Breast Cancer Care to connect someone going through breast cancer with a trained volunteer who has had a similar experience to them. We know how much reassurance and encouragement people can get from talking to someone who has been there, so we take care to find the best match we can for each individual.

£192 pays for Breast Cancer Care to train a health worker to run breast health workshops in their community. The two-day course builds the skills and confidence to promote breast awareness, covering signs, symptoms and risks and promoting the importance of early detection and breast screening.

£500 buys 30 laboratory coats to protect researchers from dangerous chemicals.

£650 pays for someone affected by breast cancer to receive regular support at home, over the phone, as part of a Breast Cancer Care Telephone Support Group. Alongside the chance to share experiences with people in a similar situation, a specialist nurse is on hand to answer any questions.

£1,000 provides the basic equipment that a Breast Cancer Campaign-funded researcher needs to carry out scientific experiments.

£1,842 pays for up to 20 people to attend one of Breast Cancer Care’s tailored information and support sessions where they will hear from experts or specialist nurses and share experiences with other people in a similar situation.

£5,000 pays a talented PhD student for four months so that they can take their first steps in their breast cancer research.

£10,000 covers the entire cost of laboratory chemicals needed for experiments during a five year Scientific Fellowship.

£11,519 pays for up to 40 women to attend Breast Cancer Care’s Younger Women’s Forum. These unique two-day events provide support and information specially tailored to the needs of younger women, who may have concerns about issues including fertility, body image and the effect on children or partners as a result of their breast cancer.