Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a Giveaway!
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to honor this incredibly important month, I am hosting a pink giveaway! Before we get to the details and prizes, I want to shed some light on this crippling disease. According to the American Cancer Society’s official website, there are an estimated 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer that are expected to be diagnosed in 2010. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, and 1 in 35 will die from it. Terrifying odds, aren’t they? Although breast cancer has been diagnosed in men, this disease is most commonly found in women, and is diagnosed when a malignant tumor is found in the cells of the breast. Most cases are classified as invasion carcinoma, which is an invasive type of cancer that has already grown beyond the layers of the cell where it started. Much like the other types of cancer, the severity of one’s condition is classified in stages, going from 0-IV. [Please visit the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s website for a full description of the stages].
So what can you do to help fight this horrible disease? For one, you can fight your odds of getting it by leading a healthy lifestyle with good nutrition and regular exercise. It’s also important to give yourself breast exams or get a mammogram, which can detect cancer before it spreads or becomes malignant. If you are already doing these [good job!] and want to help more, find your local Susan J. Komen chapter and sign up to run or walk in the frequent Race for the Cures that take place all over the country or donate money to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Another easy way to help fight against breast cancer is to shop! Yes, that’s right, you can shop to help find a cure! Many retailers are donating a percentage of their profits to breast cancer research foundations nationwide. Stores like Bloomingdales, Avon and Estée Lauder even donate up to 100% of certain products proceeds to the fight as well!
So in order to celebrate the millions of women who have beaten this disease and help fight for those who can’t fight themselves, I’m giving away $65 dollars worth of goods from Bloomingdale’s Little Pink Boutique, whose donations go to Breast Cancer Research Foundation! Contest rules are below!
One lucky winner will receive…
Estée Lauder Elizabeth Hurley Lip Design Collection
$40 dollar Little Pink Gift card
How to Win:
1. Tell your story. How has cancer affected your life? Have you or any of your loved ones suffered from cancer? Have you participated in any Race for Cures? Did you do it alone, with family and friends or with work colleagues?
2. Follow me on twitter (@realnutritioncg)
3. Like The Realistic Nutritionist on Facebook.
4. For an additional entry, retweet this: “I’m doing my part to help end breast cancer by entering @realnutritioncg ‘s contest. Do your part and enter too! http://bit.ly/bRzTBU“
The contest ends October 21st, 2010 at midnight. Good luck!
*Bloomingdale’s did not sponsor this giveaway.
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