HOW'S YOUR BOOB? . . .

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Ladies, check your boobies! Quit smoking! Stop drinking so much! Exercise, or exercise MORE! Take your supplements and eat lots of dark, leafy greens! Go to your gynie and get examined! THIS AIN'T NO JOKE.

And if you (and you men, too) want to do more, check this out, excerpted from October's SELF Magazine ...

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I WANT TO HELP!

If you want to fund scientific research ...
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.bcrfcure.org)
The Breast Cancer Fund (www.breastcancerfund.org)

If you want to fund help for a specific group of women ...
Young Survival Coalition (www.youngsurvival.org)
Breast Cancer Resource Committee (www.bcresource.org)
American Breast Cancer Foundation (www.abcf.org)

If you want to fund patient-support programs ...
Living Beyond Breast Cancer (www.lbbc.org)
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization (www.y-me.org)

If you want to fund prevention and education programs ...
National Breast Cancer Foundation (www.nationalbreastcancer.org)

If you want to fund it all with one donation ...
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (www.komen.org)
Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade (www.avonfoundation.org)

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I NEED HELP!

Information ...
Breastcancer.org
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.brcfcure.org)
FORCE:Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (www.facingourrisk.org)
National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov)
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (www.komen.org)

Support ...
American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org)
AvonCares Program (www.cancercare.org)
Living Beyond Breast Cancer (www.lbbc.org)
Young Survival Coalition (www.youngsurvival org)

Empowerment ...
Facing the Mirror With Cancer (www.facingthemirror.org)
National Digital Mammography Archive (www.i3archive.com)
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization (www.y-me.org)

Laughter ...
"Humor After the Tumor," by Patty Gelman
"Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy," by Geralyn Lucas

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I WANT TO SHOP!

www.bsweets.com: $25 for bonbons; 20% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
www.redenvelope.com: $95 for a pet carrier; 10% to City of Hope
www.tumi.com: $250 for a wool tote; 20% to the Komen Foundation
www.loccitane.com: $35 for soothing shea butter; 15% to the Komen Foundation
www.marnierocks.com: $275 for a choker necklace; 50% to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
www.polo.com: $69 for rainy-day wellies; 10% to Ralph Lauren's Pink Pony Fund
www.newbalance.com: $60 for sneaker slides; $5 to the Komen Foundation
www.carolee.com: $55 for a pearl charm bracelet; 5% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
www.denimday.com: $12 for a 'One Cause One Cure' baseball cap; $5 to the Komen Foundation
www.betseyjohnson.com: $44 for a 'Courage' tank top; 20% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
www.thesak.com: $69 for a shoulder bag; 10% to the Komen Foundation
www.keds.com: $30 for limited-edition sneakers; 100% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
www.sutterhomeforhope.com: $5 for a bottle of white Zinfandel; $1 to select breast cancer charities
www.tweezerman.com: $18 for pink ribbon tweezers; 50 cents to breast cancer research
www.rockport.com: $80 for hiking boots; $5 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston

Ferragamo: $135 for a key chain; 15% to the Komen Foundation
Burberry: $995 for a water-repellent silk trench coat; 40% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Jimmy Choo: $495 for a pair of stilettos; 15% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Cartier: $3,900 for a Cartier Tank Divan watch; benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Nanette Lepore: $340 for a fur stole; 100% to the Young Survival Coalition
DKNY: $39 & $18 for camisole and panties, respectively; 20% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Estee Lauder: $22 for shimmer lipstick in Elizabeth Pink; 100% to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Coach: $398 for a mother-of-pearl watch; $100 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Lacoste: $60 for Touch of Pink fragrance; benefits the Young Survival Coalition
Wilson: $13 for 15 Hope golf balls; benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Hallmark: $6 for a set of 'Cards for the Cure' note cards; 10% to the Komen Foundation
Avon: $3 for a bottle of pink nail polish; 80% to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
Wacoal: $58 for the Awareness Bra; $2 to the Komen Foundation
Bloomingdale's: $35 for the Lilly Pulitzer scarf for Ford; 100% to the Komen Foundation