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Breast Cancer Awareness Products

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Pink Products Pop for Breast Cancer Awareness

A check around West St. Louis County reveals quite a few interesting products available for purchasing in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

While some West St. Louis County retailers offer pink products in support of breast cancer awareness year-round, it is always interesting to see what new and novel items spring up during October—especially for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Lori Willis, director of communications for Schnuck Markets, Inc., told Patch their stores' breast cancer awareness offerings vary each year, depending on what items are recommended by their vendors. "We really enjoy drawing attention to breast cancer prevention by creating special packaging in support of our manufacturers," Willis said. "We have a strong health and wellness program at Schnucks, and want to make sure we also are sharing all our knowledge with customers and teammates." Willis said …

Sheri Slattery

5:51 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

It's called pink washing. It is about making money. It infuriates me. Give your money to research or to advocates of cleaning up the toxins that can be a cause of cancer.   more ›

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