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FOUR Bendigo women will link arms as they walk out onto the MCG's hallowed turf on Saturday afternoon.
Maree West, Margaret Smith, Deb Hammer and her daughter Nichole will be among the 15,000 participants who help shape Breast Cancer Network Australia's iconic pink lady.
Field of Women 2014 will be held ahead of the Melbourne v Western Bulldogs AFL match.
The event is designed to show support for the growing number of Australians personally affected by breast cancer.
The majority of participants will wear pink ponchos, with 125 people wearing blue ponchos for men impacted by the disease, to represent the number of Australians who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014.
Cancer survivor Maree West, 53, participated in Field of Women a few years ago.
"You're on adrenalin," she said.
"It is emotional but it depends on how the person sees it.
"For some people it's about remembering a loved one lost to breast cancer but I'm going as a survivor and it's a happy occasion for me."
Deb Hammer, 55, will wear a blue poncho to honour the life of her husband Mark who lost his life to breast cancer.
She will be supported by her daughter Nichole and their neighbour Margaret Smith.
"Living next door to Deb and her husband, it was devastating watching him going through what he went through," Ms Smith said. "It was cruel."
BCNA chief executive Maxine Morand, a breast cancer survivor, said taking part in Field of Women was a truly unforgettable experience.
“The Field of Women is a powerful human display that brings the statistics of breast cancer to life," she said.
"For me, it offers an opportunity to reflect on my own cancer experience and stand with others who have been affected.”
The Field of Women is a powerful human display that brings the statistics of breast cancer to life.
- Maxine Morand
Every day, 42 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer and seven will lose their lives to the disease. This year alone, more than 15,200 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer.