| By now you should be familiar with the yellow | | | | 2005. Of these 43,300 will die. One woman in eight |
| 'LiveStrong' rubber cancer awareness bracelets. They | | | | either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. |
| were popularized by seven-time Tour de France | | | | In addition, 1,600 men will be diagnosed with breast |
| cycling champion and cancer survivor Lance | | | | cancer and 400 will die this year.However, the breast |
| Armstrong. The money from their proceeds goes for | | | | cancer awareness bracelets can come in all colors, a |
| cancer research.If he has planning to pitchfork cancer | | | | rainbow of them, depending on the organization or |
| awareness into society's consciousness, Lance | | | | charity selling them. These bracelets usually have |
| Armstrong has done a really good job. His rubber | | | | some message, such as 'Support Breast Cancer |
| bracelets are ubiquitous today, an ever present | | | | Research And Education' stamped on them.Well, the |
| awareness tool for cancer, and a fund-raising tool for | | | | breast cancer awareness bracelets needn't be made |
| cancer research.Among cancer awareness bracelets, | | | | of rubber or silicone either. The bracelets can be |
| next to Armstrong's rubber wristbands come the | | | | made of pearl, or cats eye, or metal, or any other |
| breast cancer awareness bracelets. However, unlike | | | | suitable material. There are even stainless steel |
| the 'LiveStrong' rubber band bracelets, these breast | | | | breast cancer awareness bracelets! The difference |
| cancer awareness bracelets come in different colors. | | | | between them is, of course, the price. The rubber |
| The most popular color for breast cancer awareness | | | | ones would sell for around $1 a piece. The metal |
| bracelets is pink.But why pink? There is a story | | | | ones would sell higher. Some pearl breast cancer |
| behind it: Charlotte Haley, a 68-year-old woman, | | | | awareness bracelets sell for around $30 a piece. Such |
| began making and distributing peach ribbons in the | | | | bracelets serve two purposes -- they are jewelry |
| 1990s with cards that read: "The National Cancer | | | | and also spread the message of charity and breast |
| Institute annual budget is $1.8 billion, only 5 percent | | | | cancer research.The advantage with rubber breast |
| goes for cancer prevention. Help us wake up our | | | | cancer awareness bracelets, apart from the price, is |
| legislators and America by wearing this ribbon." Haley's | | | | that they are infinitely customizable. Yes, you can |
| daughter, sister and grandmother had breast cancer. | | | | order them in any color and with any message |
| Self magazine wanted to use Haley's ribbon but she | | | | stamped on them. You needn't take them off while |
| refused saying they were too commercial. The | | | | washing or playing -- they are all-weather bracelets. |
| magazine came up with another color then -- pink. | | | | And you don't have to worry about losing them, |
| Focus groups say pink is 'soothing, comforting and | | | | unlike the pearl or cats eye ones.The rubber breast |
| healing.' Soon the pink ribbon became the worldwide | | | | cancer awareness bracelets can be ordered in bulk or |
| symbol for breast cancer, and Charlotte Haley's | | | | bought in packets of a dozen or so from many Web |
| peach ribbon was history.The National Breast Cancer | | | | sites.Shannan Barrett is an avid reader and market |
| Foundation, Inc. says that more than 211,000 women | | | | researcher. |
| will be diagnosed with breast cancer in America in | | | | |