Wristbands and The Stride Against Cancer

There are around 250,000 people diagnosed with breast cancer every year. it cancer that mainly affects women and  could occur to your sister, mother, daughter or even wife. This disease becomes fatal when coupled with late diagnosis. Due to this, people have come up with methods to increase awareness of breast cancer and at the same time offer testing for early diagnosis and treatment. One of the ways employed is the use of a cancer awareness day or cancer awareness months. In these periods, people come together for walks, runs, clinics, etc. all in the fight against cancer.

Breast cancer awareness also serves as a celebration for the survivors of breast cancer. Their stories are used to inspire hope in people who have cancer and their care givers. Breast cancer awareness also allows for caregivers training on caring for patients.

Use of t-shirts, ribbons, wristbands and other accessories representing cancer has become a common trend in these periods.  Color pink represents cancer month cancer awareness and thus  all promotion accessories for breast cancer awareness are colored pink. The proceeds from selling these accessories go toward funding the fight against cancer. One of the most common accessories used is wristbands. The wristband user wants to fight cancer despite financial constraints. Others use the wristband to avoid the  flashy color pink. Here is a look at the types of wristbands available ahead of breast cancer month, October.

Vinyl Wristbands

 Vinyl material durable, water resistant and tear and tamper proof. It is thus an excellent choice when your cancer awareness month requires access controlled security. During the screening, such bands go to the nurses and doctors diagnosing the patient. They are mainly used for events running for up to five days.

Fabric Wristbands

These bands are quite catchy due to their quality and aesthetic appeal. Also, they are recyclable thus safeguarding the environment. They are also very durable and waterproof. When you want to implement access control security, you can have the bands serialized with the details of access levels the wearer is allowed.

Tyvek Wristbands

They are made up of high-density polythene and resemble paper. Despite this, They are tear proof and durable. They are the most cost-efficient bands thus a fancy for most people in under three days events.  Like the other type of wristbands, they can be serialized to allow bar code reading in access control security systems. After use, they are recycled to save the environment.

Pink October is the name for the national breast cancer awareness month. October becomes a pink lit month as everyone brings out their pink accessories in support of fighting cancer. The month entails fun activities such a walk-a-thons, foot races, cycling competitions and so on. Ribbons signifying the opening and close of a day’s fight against cancer are colored pink. With October approaching, get yourself a wristband in support of the fight against breast cancer. This is as easy as purchasing one on the breast cancer site. Go pink in the stride against cancer.