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wear your pink-ribbon
with great pride.... you may save a life |
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The pink ribbon
is an international symbol for breast cancer awareness. You can
wear your pink ribbon in any culture, country or community; it
has a universal meaning. No one or no company owns the rights to
the pink ribbon.
What is the significance of the
Pink Ribbon?
Why should I
wear it? Is it just a fashion-statement?
Origin of the Pink Ribbon
NCCN Breast Screening
Guidelines
Significance
The Pink Ribbon is recognized
as a symbol of support for breast cancer issues, treatment and
especially for finding a cure. More importantly, the key
motivational spirit behind the Pink Ribbon movement, is to make
every woman and adolescent girl - across all age groups,
aware,
the importance of breast health
and screening.
Why
should I wear the Pink Ribbon? Is it just a fashion-statement?
Breast diseases are very common. Most of us would have come across a friend,
a work colleague or a family
member who has been affected by Breast cancer. Perhaps,
early detection could have saved our loved ones. By wearing a
Pink Ribbon, you may just have reminded a woman to take the
mammogram or breast self exam, that she may have been putting
of.
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If
even one woman did her self-examination,
because of
you wearing the Pink Ribbon,
it would be the best way to show your
community, that you care
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Origins
of the Pink Ribbon
In
1991, the Susan G. Komen Foundation handed out pink ribbons to
participants in its New York City race for breast cancer
survivors. At the same time, Evelyn Lauder, who was the
senior corporate vice president of Estee Lauder and Penny
Alexandra who was an editor of the woman health magazine
Self, came up with an idea to create a ribbon that the cosmetics
giant Estee Lauder would distribute it in stores in New York
City. Evelyn Lauder then promised to spread the ribbons in the
entire country, but a color for the ribbon was not yet decided.
Meanwhile, Ms. Charlotte Hayley, who was
battling breast cancer had produced peach color
ribbons. She sold them with a card saying, “The
National Cancer Institute's annual budget is 1.8
billion US Dollars, and only 5 percent goes
for cancer prevention. Help us
wake up our legislators and America by wearing
this ribbon”. Her message spread fast.
This made Penny and Evelyn Lauder very
interested in Hayley’s concept. They saw the
initiative and reason to adapt to Hayley’s idea
by working with her.
The new color of the ribbon was pink and became
an international symbol for breast cancer
awareness
NCCN Practice Guidelines v.1.2008 for Normal Risk (04/15/2008)
| age >= 20 but < 40
years |
1. Clinical breast exam every 1-3
years
2. Periodic breast self-exam encouraged |
| age >= 40 years |
1. Annual clinical breast exam
2. Annual Mammogram
3. Periodic breast self-exam encouraged |
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Women should be familiar with their breasts and promptly
report changes to their healthcare provider.
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Periodic and consistent BSE may facilitate breast self awareness. |
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Pre
menopausal women may find BSE more informative when performed at
the end of menses. |
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