CHARLOTTE LEE / W14021631 [ RECOVER ] DISCOVERY PROJECT
[SYNOPSIS] “1 IN 8 WOMEN IN THE UK WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANER AT SOMEPOINT IN THEIR LIFETIME” - BREASTCANCERUK.ORG AS THE RATE OF BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSES CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THIS BODY OF RESEARCH EXPLORES HOW LIFE IS AFFECTED FOR A WOMAN AFTER A SINGLE OR DOUBLE MASTECTOMY. THE RESEARCH ALSO LOOKS INTO THE VARIETY OF POST SURGERY LINGERIE AND LOUNGEWEAR AVALIBLE FOR WOMEN ON THE HIGHSTREET. THE PROPOSED COLLECTION AIMS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE CONSUMER POST SURGERY. TO ESTABLISH AND GAIN SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT AFTER INVASIVE SURGERY. TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND ALSO STYLE. FINALLY TO ENSURE THAT IDENTITY AND INDIVIDUALITY IS NOT LOST AFTER TREATMENT.
[WHAT
IS IT?]
BREAST CANCER IS WHEN CELLS IN YOUR BREAST GROW IN AN UNCONTROLLED WAY AND FORM A TUMOUR. BREAST CANCER IS INFLUENCED BY YOUR AGE, LIFESTYLE AND FAMILY HISTORY.
[RESEARCH]
[HOW
SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR • A LUMP IN THE BREAST • A CHANGE IN THE SIZE OF SHAPE OF THE BREAST • DIMPLING OF THE SKIN OR THICKENING IN THE BREAST TISSUE • A NIPPLE THAT IS TURNED IN • A RASH ON, OR DISCHARGE FROM THE NIPPLE • SWELLING OR A LUMP IN THE ARMPIT
DO WE TREAT?]
• CHEMOTHERAPY CHEMOTHERAPY USES ANTI-CANCER DRUGS TO KILL CANCER CELLS. THE DRUGS USED IN CHEMOTHERAPY INTERFEAR WITH THE WAY THE CANCER CELLS GROW AND DIVIDE, HOWEVER IT CAN ALSO AFFECT NORMAL CELLS. A DOCTOR MAY RECOMMEND HAVNG THE TREATMENT AFTER SURGERY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THE CANCER COMING BACK. • RADIOTHERAPY RADIOTHERAPY USES HIGH-ENERGY X-RAYS TO DESTROY CANCER CELLS, IT IS USED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CANCER COMING BACK IN THE BREAST, CHEST AND LYMPH NODES. THERE IS A POSSIBLILTY THAT NORMAL CELLS CAN ALSO BE DAMAGED BY THE RADIOTHERAPY. • MASTECTOMY MASTECTOMY IS THE REMOVAL OF THE WHOLE BREAST AND POSSIBLY THE LYMPH NODES WHICH ARE FOUND IN THE ARMPIT. A MASTECTOMY IS RECOMMENED WHEN; THE LUMP IS IN A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE BREAST, THE CANCER IS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BREAST, RADIOTHERAPHY HAS BEEN USED TO TREAT ANOTHER CANCER. WOMEN OFTEN CHOSE TO HAVE A MASTECTOMY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF RECURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER OR A NEW BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND ALSO TO AVIOD RADIOTHERAPY.
Credit: Macmillian.org And Breast Canger.org
1 in 8 WOMEN IN THE UK WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANER SOMEPOINT IN THEIR LIFE TIME
[RESEARCH]
32% OF CANCERS DIAGNOSED IN WOMEN ARE BREAST CANCER
15% BREAST CANCER ACCOUNTS FOR 15% OF ALL NEW CASES IN THE UK
1 in 5 CASES OF BREAST CANCER ARE IN WOMEN UNDER 50
102% BREAST CANCER RATES IN ENGLAND AND INCREASED BY 102% SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1971
Credit: Cancer Research UK.org And Breast Cancer UK.org
[THE CONSUMER] • FEMALE • 20+ •
HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER
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PLANNING TO UNDERGO A DOUBLE MASECTOMEY
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IS HAVING DELAYED RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY
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DOES NOT WANT THE SURGERY TO TAKE AWAY HER FEMINITY
[LIFE STYLE] •
INDEPENDENT AND CONFIDENT BY NATURE
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LIVES A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
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WORKS IN THE CITY
• WANTS TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH FASHION TRENDS BUT IT IS LESS IMPORTANT AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED • LIKES BRANDS SUCH AS; & OTHER STORIES, ZARA, WHISTLES AND FRENCH CONNECTION • IS HAPPY TO PAY EXTRA TO ENSURE QUALITY IS GOOD AND WILL LAST LONGER
[DESIGN DEVELPOMENT]
[TECHNICAL FLATS]