Think Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

breast-cancer-awareness-month Each year, thousands of women are touched by breast cancer. It not only impacts the individuals living with the disease, but their families, friends and loved ones as well.

This year LIPSTICK POWDER N PAINT is raising awareness and funds for Rethink Breast Cancer. For every dollar you donate between now and October 31st, you will be entered to win a Flip Mino camcorder (click here for information on the Flip).

What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast tissue divide and grow in an abnormal and uncontrolled way and cause a tumour to form.

There are millions of cells in your body and each cell contains thousands and thousands of genes. Genes contain information, which control cell behavior. If the genes in even a single cell malfunction, cancer can occur. Gene malfunction can be caused by exposure to cancer-causing agents in the environment or may be the result of rare errors in the normal mechanisms that replicate and repair or cells. It may also be inherited.

How is breast cancer treated?
Breast cancer is not one single disease and cannot be treated as such. It is found in many forms and various stages. Thanks to progress in research in the past decade, we now have the sophistication to tailor treatments. Anyone with breast cancer should consult with a medical oncologist to determine her or his specific treatment needs. The main types of breast cancer treatment include surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy), radiation, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.

Rethink Breast Cancer is a charity helping young people who are concerned about and affected by breast cancer through innovative breast cancer education, research and support programs. Rethink is a national volunteer-driven registered charity with a bold, enterprising and entrepreneurial approach.