Think Pink! Breast Cancer Awareness Month

One in 9 women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime and one in 29 will die of it.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer).

In 2012:

An estimated 22,700 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,100 will die of it.
An estimated 200 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 55 will die of it.
On average, 62 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every day.
On average, 14 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every day.

Last year, as one of the 365 baker/bloggers committed to baking a difference through the Frosting for the Cause project (spearheaded by the lovely Paula, the Vanilla Bean Baker), I paid tribute to Catherine the Great, my great-grand mother, who lost her battle to breast cancer while only in her fifties.

Each day I live and breathe, I realize how fortunate the women in my family and myself have been to have not had to deal with this disease again. So many of our friends and colleagues have either fought their personal battle, or are supporting a loved one through their battle.

The statistics are frightening. I can remember sitting through one of our Lunch & Learn sessions at work a few years ago where the guest speaker was a geneticist from one of our client organizations - a cancer research agency. The session was very informative and engaging, but this one statistic at the time struck me and has stuck with me - 1 in every 10 of us in the room will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in our lives. I remember surveying the room and counting off the faces ten at a time, not wanting to include myself in the count.

The ribbons on this cake represent a fraction of the countless women who have had to deal with this disease - some fortunate to live to tell, others who continue in their battle and those who are now with us only in spirit.

A group of us girls who have a shared passion for the written word, came together today, not for the usual dissection of books we've recently read, but in remembrance and celebration of these women for Think Pink! Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

For the occasion, I baked a few goodies and in the process set up my very first sweet table, which included:

Vanilla Bean Cookies
Chocolate Vanilla Cookies
Brownie Bowls
Funfetti Vanilla Cake filled with Whipped Vanilla Bean Buttercream, masked with White Chocolate Ganache and decorated with White Chocolate Fondant and Chocolate Transfer.
Double Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Vanilla Bean Buttercream
Funfetti Cake Pops

There were also lots of great food and drinks provided by others in the group.

The mini chalkboards are bargain bin finds from my local craft store a few months back. The cookie envelopes were also purchased from my local craft store and the cupcake boxes were purchased from Creative Bag - I added the cancer awareness wrappers around the lids.

The signage are all free printables from Frog Prince Paperie - just download, print, cut and assemble. I used toothpicks and a little royal icing to make the cupcake toppers.

The afternoon was a success, at least in my opinion, we raised $2500 between us and it will all go to a charity of our collective choosing.

Although no cure currently exists for breast cancer, you can give yourself a fighting chance of beating the disease, with early detection in five simple steps. Make it a part of your daily or weekly routine - before you get out of bed in the morning, or when you go to bed at night, in the shower, or in front of a mirror. Where ever you choose to, just do it and remember to go for your annual checkup with your family doctor.

In the meantime, let me help you become more acquainted with your breasts.

Source: Canadian Cancer Society

For more information, visit the Canadian Cancer Society.

Until next time, Think Pink, Hope, Cure, Live!

Comments

Liz (A Sweet Baker) says

October 15, 2012 at 12:43 pm

Absolutely beautiful.....wow! What an important cause to raise money for.

Lora says

October 15, 2012 at 3:14 pm

Bravo on a successful event. The sweet table is fabulous. And the cake...pure awesomeness...

Paula Kelly-Bourque says

October 15, 2012 at 1:19 pm

What a wonderful event you all held and yes, it was a great success raising $2500 and awareness for this cause. Your dessert table looks beautiful and your pink ribbon cake is amazing.

I Sugar Coat It! says

October 16, 2012 at 11:53 pm

Thanks, Liz!

I Sugar Coat It! says

October 16, 2012 at 11:53 pm

You inspire me, Paula!

Deb says

October 17, 2012 at 4:22 am

What a stupendous dessert table! And the cake is just phenomenal! So much more research needs to be done to cure breast cancer. Your post was a welcome reminder of this great cause.

Radhika says

October 17, 2012 at 2:47 pm

Beautiful desserts, wonderful cause!

KatCakes - BA says

October 18, 2012 at 4:14 pm

Beautiful, and for a great cause!! Congratulations and I also applaud this post for raising awareness ... thank you so much!!

I Sugar Coat It! says

December 12, 2012 at 3:12 pm

Many thanks, Lora!!

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I Sugar Coat It! says

March 06, 2013 at 8:52 pm

This is such a wonderful cause! Everything look so nice as well. Thanks for sharing this.

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