SUNDAY 10 JUNE. Brisbane s tallest stair climb WELCOME

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1 SUNDAY 10 JUNE Brisbane s tallest stair climb WELCOME

2 THANK YOU Welcome to Brisbane s tallest and most thrilling stair climb challenge! Thank you so much for joining us this year. On Sunday 10 June you ll join hundreds of other passionate individuals taking on the 810 steps of Waterfront Place to support life-saving breast, ovarian and prostate cancer research at Mater. We ll be with you every step of the way! Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for s from our team of dedicated coaches, full of fundraising and training tips to help you reach your goals. Every step you take in training and on the day, and every dollar you raise will make a real difference to people like Trevor: I was told that I could have up to five years to live. With ongoing treatment Trevor has turned those five years into many more. There has been great progress in the effectiveness of treatment over the years for prostate cancer sufferers due to ongoing dedicated research. Mater Research needs our support to continue this great work that will improve the lives of so many people like myself. At 55 years of age, Trevor was running marathons and living an active lifestyle when his life changed as he knew it. It was in 2002 and Trevor woke to find he was struggling to urinate. Trevor went for a biopsy and it showed he had cancer in the right side of the prostate.

3 YOUR IMPACT As prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Australian males, unrelieved symptoms can have a negative effect on quality of life for many men and their families. In addition, some men with prostate cancer suffer much worse symptoms than others who have a similar cancer. So how can we help men dealing with prostate cancer to better manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life? Professor Janet Hardy and her team at Mater Research are looking to answer this question. They are examining the genetic basis of prostate cancer symptoms by analysing the genome of patients living with the disease specifically, those with castrate resistant prostate cancer, which has a very predictable pattern of spread. $100 could help purchase a set of glass slides, allowing researchers to process tissue while conducting experiments in the lab. These slides could be used to analyse tissue samples in prostate cancer patients with the potential to develop targeted treatment plans to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.

4 Carolyn was just 34 and trying to juggle being a mum of three, when she found a pea-sized lump in her breast. Ultrasounds would reveal the lump was the tip of a much larger tumour. They initially thought it was about 1.5 cms long, but the MRI revealed it was a lobular tumour, about 5 cms in size that was really big, and I was scared. Carolyn couldn t believe it was happening to her. I was in shock. I never expected it. I just wanted to see my kids grow up. I didn t want to die. Many people think you must be brave to face cancer. It s not about being brave. It can kill you so you don t have a choice but to keep going. You have to give yourself every chance, and you just keep getting pushed along. $154 $256 $500 could support the time a Research Assistant spends producing data on how cancer responds to new treatments. You ll help our researchers analyse gene samples in ovarian cancer patients, which could improve survival rates and turn ovarian cancer into a manageable disease. could help provide a researcher with their must have piece of equipment for any lab experiments they undertake a Pipette. This syringe-like device is used to investigate the behaviour of different cancer cells, like breast cancer. could go towards one day of a research team s time to investigate the behaviour of breast cancer cells, to find out why they spread and how to stop them. This research could improve survival rates for women and reduce their fear of a return diagnosis.

5 HIT YOUR TARGET If you haven t already, make your own donation. Climbers who make their own donation raise 2.5 times more. Dig deep! Your friends will want to match your commitment. Spread the word your friends, family and colleagues and tell them why you are climbing. Get social! Share the link to your fundraising page on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Make your fundraising page shine by adding pictures or your own personal message. View and edit your page here Follow up your friends and family are busy and may not have seen your s. Let them know how your training is going with regular updates asking for their support. NEED MORE TIPS? Just me at climbforcancer@mater.org.au Samantha Johnson Climb for Cancer coach

6 GET THE LOOK! On Sunday 10 June we want you to not only feel great and fit as you charge up those 810 steps but look great too! Go all the way with your fundraising and you can win some great prizes! RAISE $100 to secure your spot on the Climb. RAISE $150 in the first week you register to win a Climb for Cancer bag. RAISE $250 in the first four weeks after registration to win an exclusive Climb for Cancer t-shirt. RAISE $500 in the first four weeks and win the complete kit! (including towel and water bottle) And that s not all! Raise $500 by Sunday 10 June and you ll score entry to the Champions Lounge with breakfast, refreshments and express massages on offer.

7 810 STAIRS 37 FLOORS ARE YOU READY? Whether you regularly skip the lift for the stairs at work, or need a little more training to take on the Climb, we ve got you covered. Look out for training tips from our climb coach Fabio Bonnano in your , or check them all out online here: CLIMBFORCANCER.ORG.AU/TRAINING

8 THANK YOU We can t thank you enough for committing to raise funds for cancer research at Mater. If you have any questions don t hesitate to get in touch: CLIMBFORCANCER.ORG.AU CLIMBFORCANCER@MATER.ORG.AU