Kristin Hallenga
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Kristin Hallenga Kristin Hallenga (Born November 11, 1985) is a Sun columnist and founder of breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel!. She received public attention after being profiled in Kris: Dying to Live, a documentary that covered her experience living with terminal breast cancer.[1] In 2009, she won a Pride of Britain Award.[2]
Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Hallenga was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 23. Her doctor originally dismissed a tumor on Hallenga’s breast as “hormonal” leading to a late diagnosis.[2] Due to this, she now lives with stage four breast cancer.[3] Despite Hallenga’s cancer having spread to her liver and her bones, and having had a liaison on her brain,[4] she has survived her original prognosis by living with terminal cancer for over five years.[5]
“I was diagnosed in 2009, and I was diagnosed eight months after first going to the doctors. I was told three times that I was too young to get breast cancer. I decided that my story needs to be told and we need to get young people thinking about breast cancer and their boobs from a younger age, and start checking from a younger age because I never did. I thought it was never going to happen to me.”
- Kristin Hallenga[6]
CoppaFeel!
Driven by the difficult experience, Kristin Hallenga and her sister Maren devoted themselves to educating young people about the dangers of late diagnosis of breast cancer. They launched CoppaFeel!, a breast cancer awareness charity, at Beach Break Live in 2009.[7] The charity receives frequent media coverage, and according to Daily Mail columnist, Andrew Pierce, “‘CoppaFeel! has saved thousands of lives”.[8]
- ^ BBC, Kris: Dying to live, Retrieved - June 8 2015
- ^ a b YouTube, Kristin Hallenga receiving a Pride of Britain Award, 2009, Retrieved - June 8 2015 Cite error: The named reference "YouTube, Kristin Hallenga receiving a Pride of Britain Award" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Daily Mail, One hundred jiggling breasts? Must be the CoppaFeel flashmob!, Retrieved - June 8 2015
- ^ YouTube, Kris Hallenga talks about The C Word (Breakfast, 3.5.15), Retrieved - June 8 2015
- ^ YouTube, Cancerversary: What's it like to survive the prognosis -- Newsnight Extra', Retrieved - June 8 2015
- ^ BBC Radio One Newsbeat, Fearne Cotton meets Coppafeel founder Kris Hallenga, Retrieved - June 8 2015
- ^ The Independent, 'I never ask my doctor how long I've got': 23-year-old Kristin Hallenga's health crusade to warn women about risks of breast cancer, Retrieved - June 8 2015
- ^ Change Opinion Awards, The Sun and Kris Hallenga’s Coppafeel! wins ‘campaign of the year, Retrieved - June 8 2015