In 2004 alone:
186,772 women and 1,815 men were diagnosed with breast cancer
186,772 women and 1,815 men were diagnosed with breast cancer
(Yes, men can have it too)
40,954 women and 362 men died from breast cancer
Every 2 minutes, there is a new breast cancer diagnosis.
Every 14 minutes, a life is lost to the disease.
Over 40,000 people will die this year; about 400 of them will be men.
85% of all diagnoses have no family history.
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between ages 40 and 55.
Those are the facts behind my act of resistance, so now here's for the action. I asked everyone at my job to all wear pink on a day when we come into contact with MANY other people and hardly even realize it - Black Friday(Only THE busiest shopping day of the year lol). I was shocked by how many people actually supported the fight by wearing pink, yet still a bit disappointed at those who didn't. Something so simple as a wardrobe change can accomplish so much in spreading the word. As an aid, we also passed out sheets of paper with the above facts and statistics on them, in hopes that come of the people we came into contact with would spread the word and strengthen the fight. Its only the beginning...
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