Cancer bracelet have been introduced since the year 2004 to raise awareness for all forms of cancer. The manufacturers of cancer bracelet mostly manufacture them in silicone or rubber forms. Similar types of bracelets are also being used to raise awareness against other diseases, disorders, social issues and even political issues. For the wearers several colors and slogans are made available, which represents the individual causes that require awareness. Special beaded cancer bracelets are also available for cancer awareness only. The yellow Livestrong bracelets were the first cancer bracelet introduced by the Lance Armstrong foundation to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. The foundation has already sold over fifty million bracelets and the number is still climbing. Noticing the foundations success many other companies jumped in with their own cancer bracelet and the awareness has spread even more. This is a very solid move because cancer bracelets are easy to make and cheap to buy. When someone wears them in public they are very much visible and thus spread awareness. This also attracts young minds because they like wearing bracelets and this helps serve both purpose; fashion and awareness.
Fashion Cancer Bracelet in Different Colors
The yellow Livestrong bracelets were fashioned depicting Lance Armstrong’s tour de France. Nowadays manufacturers fashion cancer bracelets in different colors with respect to different cancers. Lavender is used to represent cancer in general, yellow represents sarcoma, bone and blood cancer, breast cancer is represented by pink, grey is used to represent brain cancer, teal and white both represent cervical cancer, dark blue represents colon cancer, periwinkle is for stomach and esophageal cancer, cancer for children is gold, orange represents both leukemia and kidney cancer, ivory and burgundy depict head and neck cancer, black is for melanoma, burgundy represents multiple myeloma, lime is for lymphoma, purple symbolizes both leiyomyosarcoma and pancreatic cancer, teal is for ovarian cancer, white is for lung cancer, emerald symbolizes liver cancer, orchid represents testicular cancer, light blue is used for prostate cancer, pink/blue/teal represents thyroid cancer, peach is for uterine cancer etc. There is also a special color that honors those who care for cancer patients and the color is plum.
There are also other sorts of cancer bracelet out there like beaded cancer bracelet and metal cancer bracelet. These cancer bracelets can be made at home and are sold by individuals who sell it to raise money for their beloved or to give to other organizations that support cancer.
Cancer Bracelet Come in Various Slogan
The cancer bracelet not only come in various colors but also slogans. Slogans like “hope”, “faith”, “cancer sucks” are quite popular. The Lance Armstrong foundation was founded by Lance Armstrong, who not only is renowned as a world famous cyclist but also as a survivor of cancer. This definitely helps people spread awareness with symbols of hope. This act of benevolence from Lance Armstrong not only increased his popularity but raised cancer awareness all over the world. What initially started as a fundraiser has changed the state of cancer awareness. Now there are many who know a great deal about cancer. Cancer bracelet come in all sizes and suitable for all ages.