by JASMINE GARNSWORTHY
Every now and again fashion can fight cancer. It’s not usually life-changing stuff, this clothes business, but when when October rolls around and the National Breast Cancer Foundation asks us to think pink to raise awareness and funds for cancer, we say hell yeah and get busy pulling apart our wardrobes.
Yesterday, Mamamia hosted a morning tea to raise some cash (if you want to donate as well, head here) and show our support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
This is how it went down:
And now it’s your turn. This is your challenge: wear pink. Simple. Whether you go head-to-toe, rally the office together for a themed, fund-raiser morning tea (not as hard as it looks, promise), or just wear a pink ribbon tomorrow, we want to see it.
There are heaps of ways to submit your photos – upload as a comment, to Instagram and tag @mamamiaaus, or by emailing jasmine@mamamia.com.au. Take your pick and get snapping.
Here is some pink inspiration from Mamamia Shopping to get you on your way:
If you want to help the fight against breast cancer this October there are two simple things you can do: STOP & PINK.
STOP assuming that the problem is solved. 1 in 9 women, a horrifying statistic, are diagnosed with breast cancer and it’s still the most common cause of death of women under 40.
Take some PINK action by registering with Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon to raise money for breast cancer research, prevention and support.
Top Comments
As with many other posters, I also agree that more money should be donated to cancer research as a whole. This year I have raised over $4000 for Cure Cancer Australia - who's single aim is to fund young cancer researchers. I have raised this money with Can Too, a non-profit program that matches fitness incentives with a good cause. All money raised go directly to Cure Cancer Australia. Not only have I raised valuable funds, I have run 2 half marathons and am about to tackle an ocean swim and shave my head!!!
Wish me luck...
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My father died from pancreatic cancer when I was 19. About 5% of pancreatic cancer sufferers survive 5 years post diagnosis. There is little money thrown at research and there have been no breakthroughs since the early 90s. The
Breast cancer survival rates have improved dramatically since this campaign began many years ago. It has something like an 85% survival rate 5 years post diagnosis these days, a huge increase.
I'd like to see an equally focused and funded campaign about pancreatic cancer and get those survival rates up to the same as breast cancer.
The cancer council (Victorian I think) is running a research project I have joined called "the forgotten cancers" (maybe 30 forgotten cancers). They are hoping to find answers for the cancers that don't get a lot of publicity. There are 30 of them and pancreatic cancer is one of them. I'm not sure if they take people who haven't had cancer themselves, but have a family member who had it, but it's worth checking out.