Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

It's October and the official start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Do you remember when pink became the symbol for breast cancer awareness? 

Pink ribbons and the color pink have been used since the early 1990's to show moral support for those with breast cancer. The first pink ribbons were handed out to all survivors of breast cancer and participants at the first Susan G. Komen Race® for the Cure that was held in NYC on Oct. 13, 1991. Since then, most of us have seen pink ribbons everywhere. Did you know that breast cancer can occur in men as well as women? Breast cancer is 99% curable in either sex, if detected early enough. 

This post has been updated 9/23/2020

It's no wonder pink was the color chosen for this important symbol. Pink is a nurturing, supportive color, one that instinctively reminds us of warm feelings, unconditional love, and gentleness. Pink is red and white combined. This mix provides a helpful balance of male and female energies. Pink can reduce stress associated with navigating the system as well as the fear and doubts the disease sometimes causes. Pink is an important healing color. Emotionally, it can reduce the anxiety patients may experience when trying to communicate effectively with health insurance companies or medical professionals. Everyone being treated for breast cancer has a right to the latest information and best treatment available. It's up to us to stay informed, be pro-active in our own health routines and care, and support those who are challenged by this disease.

 
Please join in this October to clean up your lifestyle habits. The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. advises us to quit or continue not to smoke, limit alcohol consumption, eat many fruits and veggies each day, stay physically active, perform monthly breast self-exams, visit our doctor for scheduled clinical breast exams, and determine with the help of our health care provider a schedule for screening mammograms. Nutrition researcher/MD, Dr. Michael Greger provides information about Dietary-Factors-That Affect-Breast-Cancer.

To Learn or Review How to Do a Breast Self-Exam Click Here

To increase your awareness about the disease, read information I found on the American Cancer Society® Website How to Develop a Plan for Early Breast Cancer Detection.

Think pink, wear pink, and be in the pink about good breast health!

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