Breast cancer survivor to run London marathon topless to help erase mastectomy stigma

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Louise Butcher hopes that when she becomes the first woman to run the London Marathon topless on Sunday, having had a double mastectomy in 2022, the thousands of supporters lining the course see a powerful image of strength.

The 50-year-old breast cancer survivor runs topless to help erase the stigma around the disease - and there are few bigger platforms, she said, than one of the world's biggest road races.

Butcher's social media is filled with video of her topless training runs around her home in Braunton, Devon in South West England, where the locals no longer blink an eye when she jogs by. "It got me through the cancer because it gave me something to focus on that didn't change," Butcher said.

 

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