Love Island contestants Nicole Samuel and Mimii Ngulube discuss the importance of checking your breasts regularly in Friday’s episode.
During Friday’s instalment of the ITV2 reality TV show, both the girls will be filmed getting their glam on in one of the villa bathrooms for the evening ahead.
However, while getting ready, Nicole and Mimii, both 24, notice a CoppaFeel! sticker on one of the bathroom mirrors reminding them to check their breasts.
Reading the sticker, Nicole says: ‘Check your chest. Such a big thing to do. You’re just literally feeling as well.’
Mimii added: ‘Yeah, for the lumps and bumps. We forget.’
Love Island contestants Nicole Samuel and Mimii Ngulube discuss the importance of checking your breasts regularly in Friday’s episode
During Friday’s instalment of the ITV2 reality TV show, both the girls will be filmed getting their glam on in one of the villa bathrooms for the evening ahead
However, while getting ready, Nicole and Mimii, both 24, notice a CoppaFeel! sticker on one of the bathroom mirrors reminding them to check their breasts
Both of the girls then start to check their breasts for any lumps and bumps thoroughly and Mimii reminds Nicole to also ‘check underneath’.
She says: ‘Go right underneath. We do forget. Such a forgetful thing, you live your life every day.’
Love Island host Maya Jama, 29, previously raised awareness for the UK’s only youth-focused breast awareness charity by reminding viewers to look out for the CoppaFeel! stickers and to check their chest.
In a video on the CoppaFeel! website, the TV presenter said: ‘Look out for our CoppaFeel stickers on the villa mirrors, reminding you lot to check your chest, remember checking your chest could save your life.’
CoppaFeel! is the UK’s only youth-focused breast awareness charity and they are on a mission to remind 18-24 year old’s to check their chest.
The charity educates people on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and encourages them to check their chests regularly, so that if they spot anything unusual, they can get in touch with their GP.
When breast cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, the treatments are much more effective and survival rates are higher.
One in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and around 2,500 people under the age of 40 are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK.
Reading the sticker, Nicole says: ‘Check your chest. Such a big thing to do. You’re just literally feeling as well’
Both of the girls then start to check their breasts for any lumps and bumps thoroughly and Mimii reminds Nicole to also ‘check underneath’.
Nearly 400 men also get diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK.
You can visit the website here to donate to the cause and receive advice on how to check your breasts as well as the signs and symptoms to look out for.
The important discussion comes after Love Island bosses revealed they believe Love Island is a form of education for young people as they confessed earlier this month they wanted to amp up the sex for this year’s series.
During the series, randy islanders were given unlimited access to the famous hideaway.
MailOnline revealed earlier this month that the private room would have an open door for the first time, meaning contestants could use the intimate setting any time they wished without the need to be voted in.
Show boss Mike Spencer also explained at the time that he hoped contestants would feel more comfortable to enjoy an off-the-cuff steamy romp to help replicate what real dating is like and provide an education for viewers.
Insiders also hoped opening up the Hideaway would encourage this year’s cast to have more sex, given they’ll have further ‘private time’ away from fellow stars, and even Islanders who are not officially coupled up can use it.
Love Island host Maya Jama, 29, previously raised awareness also by reminding viewers to look out for the CoppaFeel! stickers and to check their chest
A TV insider told MailOnline: ‘The Hideaway being open to all is a seismic move in Love Island world.
‘Contestants are desperate for the opportunity to have some private time with their love interest, but their chances have always been dependent on whether the room is available to use.
‘But this open door policy will change all that and it’s bound to be very busy.
‘There’s every chance this series could see the most sex ever and show bosses are certainly hoping that’s the case to boost ratings.’
The compound is the sexiest room in the entire villa and has been filled with raunchy items to get contestants in the mood for love-making.
It features a double bed with the words ‘Naughty Vibes’ inscribed above the headboard as well as a private hot tub and swing.
In previous years, there have also been drawers containing sex toys, whips, handcuffs and blindfolds, plus chocolate body paint and seductive massage oils.
The important discussion comes after Love Island bosses revealed they believe Love Island is a form of education for young people as they confessed earlier this month they wanted to amp up the sex for this year’s series
Show boss Mike Spencer also explained at the time that he hoped contestants would feel more comfortable to enjoy an off-the-cuff steamy romp to help replicate what real dating is like and provide an education for viewers
He told The Sun: ‘Love Island should demonstrate what a relationship is like and what dating is like. We’ve got an audience of young people so I think it is an education’
However, producers scrapped the kinky accessories in the hope Islanders would spend more time focusing on just the two of them, without any distractions.
Speaking about the new Hideaway rules, Mike told MailOnline: ‘The Hideaway has a new neon ‘No Invite Needed’ sign, so it could be the sexiest series of Love Island ever.’
‘There is no invite needed to go in The Hideaway. I think this series is really sexy anyway but we will always take more.’
‘We want this series to be fun and young… single, fun people come abroad and find love… it’s worked before and hopefully it will work again.’
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and affects more than two MILLION women a year
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated?
What is breast cancer?
It comes from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts.
When the breast cancer has spread into surrounding tissue it is called ‘invasive’. Some people are diagnosed with ‘carcinoma in situ’, where no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule.
Most cases develop in those over the age of 50 but younger women are sometimes affected. Breast cancer can develop in men, though this is rare.
Staging indicates how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Stage 1 is the earliest stage and stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body.
The cancerous cells are graded from low, which means a slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have first been treated.
What causes breast cancer?
A cancerous tumour starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell. This makes the cell abnormal and multiply ‘out of control’.
Although breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason, there are some risk factors that can increase the chance, such as genetics.
What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
The usual first symptom is a painless lump in the breast, although most are not cancerous and are fluid filled cysts, which are benign.
The first place that breast cancer usually spreads to is the lymph nodes in the armpit. If this occurs you will develop a swelling or lump in an armpit.
How is breast cancer diagnosed?
- Initial assessment: A doctor examines the breasts and armpits. They may do tests such as a mammography, a special x-ray of the breast tissue which can indicate the possibility of tumours.
- Biopsy: A biopsy is when a small sample of tissue is removed from a part of the body. The sample is then examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells. The sample can confirm or rule out cancer.
If you are confirmed to have breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess if it has spread. For example, blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the liver or a chest X-ray.
How is breast cancer treated?
Treatment options which may be considered include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Often a combination of two or more of these treatments are used.
- Surgery: Breast-conserving surgery or the removal of the affected breast depending on the size of the tumour.
- Radiotherapy: A treatment which uses high energy beams of radiation focused on cancerous tissue. This kills cancer cells, or stops them from multiplying. It is mainly used in addition to surgery.
- Chemotherapy: A treatment of cancer by using anti-cancer drugs which kill cancer cells, or stop them from multiplying.
- Hormone treatments: Some types of breast cancer are affected by the ‘female’ hormone oestrogen, which can stimulate the cancer cells to divide and multiply. Treatments which reduce the level of these hormones, or prevent them from working, are commonly used in people with breast cancer.
How successful is treatment?
The outlook is best in those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small, and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumour in an early stage may then give a good chance of cure.
The routine mammography offered to women between the ages of 50 and 70 means more breast cancers are being diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
For more information visit breastcancernow.org or call its free helpline on 0808 800 6000
