RocknBauble Turns Orange for Leukemia Awareness Month 2010
Online, September 12, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The Awareness Ribbon Color for Leukemia is Orange, other awareness causes that use the orange ribbon include: Agent Orange, Cultural Diversity, Feral Cats, Hunger, Leukemia (alternate color: Green), Lupus (alternate color: Purple), Melanoma, (alternate color: Black), Motorcycle Safety, Racial Tolerance, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome and Self Injury. Every 4 minutes one person is diagnosed with a blood cancer and an estimated 139,860 people in the United States will be diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma in 2009. New cases of leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and myeloma will account for 9.5 percent of the 1,479,350 new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States this year. There are 245,225 people living with, or in remission from, leukemia in the United States. In 2009, 44,790 people will be diagnosed with leukemia and 21,870 people will die of leukemia. Thirty-one percent more males are living with leukemia than females. More males than females are diagnosed with leukemia and die of leukemia. Leukemia causes about one-third of all cancer deaths in children younger than 15 years. RocknBauble donates a percentage of all Leukemia Awareness Jewelry sales to charity and promotes awareness through sharing important Leukemia information and resources through their websites. One major resource for Leukemia Research, Education and Patient Services is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
About The LLS:
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS www.leukemia-lymphoma.org) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. LLS's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since the first funding in 1954, LLS has awarded more than $680 million in research funding. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Home Office is based in White Plains, NY. To learn more about us, use our Chapter Finder to find the LLS chapter in your area, or contact us via email or phone at (800) 955-4572. For general inquiries, their National Office mailing address is: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605.