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Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon - Jewelry & Think Pink Merchandise Think Pink! Breast Cancer Awareness & Celebrity Fundraisers

Raising awareness with the breast of intentions! Trying to focus on the lighter and brighter side of breast cancer awareness and fundraising - with fun pink products, breast cancer ribbons, pink ribbon jewelry and fashion, with a spotlight on celebrity activists and famous people battling breast cancer. Get the latest news on Hollywood style fundraisers and other fundraising events for a breast cancer cure, that happen year round - not just in October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Support Breastfeeding to Help Prevent Breast Cancer

One of the best ways to help fight the battle against breast cancer is to give moms the information and support they need to lower their risks of getting the disease at all. That's where a new site called The Lactivist aims to make an impact.

The Lactivist aims to educate people about the benefits of extended breastfeeding and human milk banking with an informational blog and a CafePress store that sells breastfeeding advocacy clothing. Numerous studies have shown that breastfeeding not only carries long-term health benefits for children, but can also have an imapct on the health of a breastfeeding mother. Studies have shown that breastfeeding reduces risks for diabetes and that extended breastfeeding can reduce a mother's risk of developing breast cancer.

Jennifer Laycock, who runs The Lactivist is a breastfeeding advocate that turned to exclusively pumping when she was unable to establish a solid nursing relationship with her newborn daughter. Laycock expressed milk and bottle fed her daughter for more than a year while donating her excess break milk to the human milk bank located in Columbus, Ohio.

The Lactivist store sells clothing that carry breastfeeding advocacy slogans like "fresh milk served here" and "Eat at Mom's. Other shirts with cute and irreverent slogans are designed to promote extended breastfeeding, breastfeeding in public, child led weaning and human milk bank donation. Laycock donates 100% of all profits from milk bank shirts to the Mother's Milk Bank of Ohio.

Shop to Support the Lactivist:

Friday, November 25, 2005

Pink Friday. Holiday Gift Ideas for Breast Cancer Survivors

Today is Black Friday, the biggest holiday shopping day of the year. How about adding a little color and sparkle to your holiday shopping this year, with some of these great jewelry gift ideas for Breast Cancer Survivors:

14kt white and rose gold Diamonds and pink ribbon hoop earrings14kt White Gold, Rose Gold & Diamond Pink Ribbon Earrings
From Heavenly Treasures.


Breast Cancer Awareness Diamond and Pink SapphireDiamond, Pink Sapphire and Sterling Silver Breast Cancer Awareness Pin

From MySolitaire.com - Ten percent of retail sales price will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.


Heart of Hope Jewelry NecklaceHeart of Hope Breast Cancer Necklace

Puffed rose quartz and sterling silver. From Better Homes & Gardens, a portion of the sales of this jewelry will support breast cancer research.


Breast Cancer Italian Charm

From Heavenly Treasures.


Sterling Silver Breast Cancer Awareness BraceletSterling Silver Breast Cancer Charm Bracelet Jewelry Heist - Save 15% off all purchases at ICE.com>

Pink Stacking Jewelry Box
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Sterling Silver Breast Cancer Awareness NecklacePink Topaz and Sterling Silver Breast Cancer Necklace
Jewelry Heist - Save 15% off all purchases at ICE.com

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Drink to Pink! Wineries Get on the Breast Cancer Awareness Wagon

Despite past research that indicates women who drink three glasses of wine daily increase their risk of breast cancer by more than 40 percent (British Journal of Cancer, Nov. 18, 2002). Women who drink alcohol and get little folic acid in their diet (200 micrograms or less) may double their chance of developing this disease.

New research suggests that women who consume ample folic acid (more than 400 micrograms daily) have no increased risk of breast cancer, even if they drink a couple of alcoholic beverages daily (British Medical Journal, Oct. 8, 2005).

However, drinking moderate amounts of red wine has been proven in many other studies to be good for your health.

And several wineries are fighting breast cancer with special vintages and donations to breast cancer research.

Olympic Gold medalist Peggy Fleming and her husband started a vineyard in their own back yard, and last month their winery introduced Victories Rosé, the net proceeds of this and future vintages will be donated to breast cancer research. Fleming is a breast cancer survivor.

For the month of November, R.H. Phillips Winery will donate $2 to breast cancer research from every bottle of its wine sold at any Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in British Columbia. Visit the restaurant or lounge at Richmond's Fairmont Vancouver Airport to support the cause.

Also during November, $1 from every bottle of Goundrey Wines, Hogue, Kumala and R.H. Phillips wine sold throughout B.C. will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon chapter.

Finally, there's my favorite, Cleavage Creek Cellars, who proudly donates 10% of the proceeds to Breast Cancer Research because the disease had personally touched their family, like it has many other families.

"Think Pink!" the next time you dine out or purchase a bottle of wine.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Race for the Cure Year Round Events

Now that National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is over, visibility for some breast cancer fundraising efforts has decreased dramatically. But there's still so much you can do to keep raising awareness.

For example, on November 6th in Austin, Texas, nearly 14,000 participants joined in the Susan G. Komen sponsored Race for the Cure Breast Cancer Walk/Run Event after the Awareness month ended. That proves it's something that people can focus on year round.

To find upcoming events to support the Komen foundation, visit www.komen.org and search for events in your area or by month.

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Survivor Palau Contestant Battles Advanced Breast Cancer

Survivor Palau contestant Jenn Lyon (33) has started a four- to six-month course of chemotherapy to treat breast cancer with which she was diagnosed a few months ago.

Jenn had a modified, radical bilateral mastectomy on 29 August this year to remove both breasts and 29 lymph nodes. Reconstructive surgery (involving saline implants) followed in October.

Breast Cancer Warning signs

Jenn first felt something in her right breast in mid-2004. She had had her breasts enlarged six years before and thought that what she felt was only scar tissue.

But a year later, she felt another lump in the centre of her breast and something in her right armpit. A mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy confirmed stage III (advanced) breast cancer.

Once she has completed chemotherapy, she will start taking tamoxifen - a powerful drug which aims to starve breast cancer cells of the hormone oestrogen, which they need in order to grow.

In an interview with PEOPLE magazine, Jenn said that being on Survivor has helped her cope. "Coby Archa, the Texas hairdresser who was in my Survivor tribe, offered to shave my head for me - and to shave his too. Survivor taught me there's an end in sight. As hard as it is, it will be over, and you have to appreciate every day," she said.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Just Because it's not October Anymore...

Doesn't mean you should forget about breast cancer awareness! Sure, all the special pink events during October go a long way towards raising awareness, but it's really about being aware and proactive each and every day.

Breast Cancer is a year round issue. And we're all part of the solution.

MORE GREAT PLACES TO PICK PINK:

All year long, not just during October/Breast Cancer Awareness Month - eBags.com donates 10% of every pink product (look for the pink ribbon) to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Since 2004, they have donated over $500,000. Shop now:

Shop for Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Totes & Purses at eBags.com

AVON Beauty Products for Breast Cancer Awareness. Join the AVON Crusade for the Cause, and buy one of their pink products with a purpose. Since 1992, AVON has raised over $585 million for breast cancer research, free screenings and treatment assistance. Up to 100% of the profits of every product from the Crusade for the Cause collection are donated.

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