Breast cancer wristbands are part of the efforts of advocates in fighting breast cancer. Cancer is a name of a disease that brings pain unto many people simply by talking about it. May that be a mother, a father, a sibling, an aunt or an uncle, or a close friend who suffered from cancer and died or survived, a portion of a person’s heart has gone through a series of piercing as he has seen someone close to his heart battle cancer.
There are different kinds of cancer as tumor cells can grow in any parts of any one’s body. Breast cancer is one of the many kinds of cancers, and is second in the rank of cancer causing deaths among women. Lung cancer is the first. And since the awareness of the public of how this illness ruins lives and kills many, advocates began to emerge and grow.
Breast cancer wristbands is a way for these advocates to spread awareness of this silent killer and also to raise funds in doing research so it could be defeated in one way or another, and hopefully soon. Through the breast cancer wristbands, made popular by Lance Armstrong, people are made aware that breast cancer is not something that we can just take for granted and something that we think can never reach us. As a matter of fact, on the contrary, it does not choose any host. There are a number of reasons why a person could have breast cancer and people should be aware of these things.
The pink breast cancer wristbands are the most popular kind. “Hope,” “courage” and “strength” are often seen through it.
A lot of people might be wondering why, of all colors, pink was chosen to represent support for breast cancer. The breast cancer wristbands are pink because of the unique properties of this color. Pink is usually associated with being girly and effeminate. And since the victim of breast cancer is usually women, pink is the easy choice. Aside from this, the pink color is a bright color and is vibrant that it is lively in the eyes. It may be far-fetched but this color could possibly give people hope that there is a cure to come and that breast cancer could be defeated. It brings the feeling of love and care.
These wristbands give out a message in different forms. First, it shows that the person wearing it acknowledges that there is a disease called breast cancer and that people are actually suffering from it. Second, it gives the people around the impression that the person wearing the wristband cares. That he cares enough to spend money for such. Third, the wearer shows that he wants to help by buying these wristbands because he knows that by doing so; some of the net proceeds will go to breast-cancer patients. Forth, that the wearer wants to remind the people around him that anybody can be a victim of breast cancer and that everybody must be careful and mindful of the things that might cause it. This illness should not be taken lightly.