More Than Pink
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), also referred to in America National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.
Founded in 1985, the aim of the NBCAM has been to promote mammography as the most effective weapon in the fight against breast cancer.
In 2016, it is estimated that among U.S. women there will be 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 40,450 breast cancer deaths
So thinking Pink is important and, if you ask the Susan G. Komen organization, there’s never enough pink as long as 40,000 women and men continue to die each year in the U.S. from breast cancer.
However, pink is more than just a color; it represents the impact that each person is making in the fight against the most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide.
Last month, Komen announced its new bold goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths in the U.S. by 50% in the next decade and is now rallying supporters to take the extra step – make a bigger, bolder impact and be “MORE THAN PINK™.”
Check out: ww5.komen.org/more-than-pink/
The More Than Pink movement, kicking off in this October celebrates the heroes who have made a significant impact in the fight to end breast cancer.
Whether you are a doctor who won’t give up on a patient, the volunteer who gives their free time to ensure the Race for the Cure goes off without a hitch, or the child who sells lemonade in honor of his or her mother; More Than Pink will provide the inspiration for everyone to act, donate, and get involved.
So who is Susan G. Komen and how did the organization start?
Komen was founded by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy’s life.
The Susan G. Komen organization is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit outside of the federal government. Since its founding in 1982, three years before the formation of the BCAM, Komen has funded more than $920 million in research and provided more than $2 billion in funding to screening, education, treatment and psychosocial support programs serving millions of people in more than 30 countries worldwide.
This guy was thinking Pink well ahead of his time… (1963) and you only have to visit our website once in October to see that DentalPlanet thinksPink!
Visit komen.org , call 1-877 GO KOMEN or Connect with them on social at ww5.komen.org/social
