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Pink products: 2009 campaign to combat breast cancer
Quick ReadThe annual October campaign to combat breast cancer is on.
Photo credit: Handout | This year's Key to the Cure tee is a flurry of hearts designed by Michael Kors, $40 at Saks Fifth Avenue and saks.com, with more than 80 percent of the proceeds going to various breast cancer charities.
Pink products for breast cancer awareness
Pink goods for Breast Cancer Awareness
Photos: Celebrity cancer patients and survivors
In 1992, cosmetic giant Evelyn H. Lauder teamed with Self magazine to create the pink ribbon campaign, an effort to take on breast cancer by raising funds and awareness. The color of the ribbon has deepened over the years (from very pale pink to a hotter shade), along with the movement.
Virtually every fashion and beauty company now marks October by selling something pink and donating all...
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