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'Think PINK!'

Tuesday,5 October,2010.Photo by :Reuters( New York Post)/ Rio de Janeiro

In Rio de Janeiro ,the statue of Christ the Redeemer is lit up in pink for the start of the national campaign "Pink October" to raise awareness for breast cancer in Rio de Janeiro.Many countries are doing their part to raise awareness , even here in the Bahamas where the average age of women with breast cancer in The Bahamas is 42 while the average age in the United States is 62. The statistics in the Bahamas pertaining breast cancer seem to be lowering itself yearly , but it is hoped that a cure will be found to combat this deadly disease and save our women and men.