Julia Mercer, head of bra fit at Marks & Spencer, said: “This is amazing. “As a designer, I do not have lots of free time to research, so to be able to have access to all these people is a very exciting opportunity to bring the right product to market.” “I approached this like any woman in the street in terms of how do you go about finding a post-surgery bra? “There is a big gap in the market here and we need to activate change by bringing together medics, breast cancer patients, the industry that we work with very cohesively here at DMU, and involve the course and the students, to work holistically to solve these issues.”Įmily Dean, a designer for Tesco F+F and a DMU alumna, said: “For me, I think the Medical Forum is a fantastic opportunity for us all to collaborate. “And I guess if anyone had to get breast cancer, why not me? Why not someone who is in a position to pull together people who can effect a change. Professor Proctor, who is now an Associate Professor for Enterprise, said: “Every good story starts with a ‘why me?’. Industry representatives from Tesco F+F, Marks and Spencer, Next, George and Figleaves lingerie were also present. A recent meeting to consider her proposals included presentations from students on the Medical Forum along with Dr Nick Ibery, a venture capitalist who specialises in UK healthcare policy and regulation, and Mr Jaroslaw Krupa, one of the country’s leading breast surgeons, based at Leicester’s Glenfield Hospital. Prof Proctor is now launching a group which will meet regularly to see how experts in industry and medicine can work with patients to drive the university’s research and meet demand from the 55,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Professor Gillian Proctor – who has led the Leicester-based university’s contour fashion course for the past two decades – wanted to act after finding out two years ago that she needed surgery for stage two breast cancer. A De Montfort University academic has set up a national research group called the DMU Medical Forum to develop more comfortable lingerie for women who have just had surgery. Representatives of some of the biggest bra companies in Britain have welcomed a campaign to create lingerie designed for women being treated for breast cancer. ![]() ![]() Thank you for subscribingWe have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeĬould not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Representatives of Tesco F+F, Marks and Spencer, Next, George and Figleaves lingerie all support the idea ![]() Bra companies welcome De Montfort University drive to create lingerie for women with breast cancer
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