POST YOUR PINK: Support Breast Cancer Awareness This Month!

It’s that time of year again! October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re ready to “think pink” as we support prevention, search for cures, and honor the brave women who have been touched by this disease.

Pink Facts: Did You Know?

• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was founded in 1985. We’ve been going strong ever since!
• The pink breast cancer ribbon was invented by 68-year-old Susan Haley, who handmade peach-colored ribbon loops and started a grassroots awareness movement from her dining room.
• Over the past 25 years, breast cancer has been the second-highest cause of cancer-related deaths in women.
• But there’s good news! Early detection makes a huge difference. There’s a 98% survival rate when breast cancer is caught at an early, localized stage.
• October 18^th is National Mammography Day. Find a screening center near you!

Make a difference this month! Here are a few fun ways to “think pink” and raise breast cancer awareness at work and at home. And, we want you to share… CancerPlans.com invites you to go pink and share your breast cancer awareness efforts by sharing pictures using #PostYourPink2013. (We'll even show the photos tagged on Instagram below!)

At the office, try spicing up your wardrobe with pink ties, pink socks or a pink scarf.

If you want to accessorize your desk, pick up a pink coffee mug or pen. And you can always download a breast cancer awareness screensaver or some free wallpaper.

Before you know it, your co-workers may be following your lead and posting some pink of their own!

Of course, you can be even more creative at home. Put a pink bulb in your porch light.  Plant some pink roses, and make pink-frosted cupcakes with your kids. Or host a Pink Party complete with themed appetizers and pink desserts.

Not to mention, a new, bright-pink collar on your pooch may spark conversations – and awareness – with your neighbors, too!

Don’t be shy! Post Your Pink and make a difference this October. Learn more about breast cancer here.