This football team launched the NFL's first breast cancer awareness campaign through distributing pink ribbons to the fans in their game in 1999
(We are looking for the team's current name as of October 2026)
Washington Commanders
The year breast cancer education and awareness became ZTA's official nationwide philanthropy
1992
Viruses, environmental causes, lifestyle, and genetic inheritance all have this in common
Causes of cancer
This detailed x-ray imaging technology is used to scan the breasts for breast cancer
Mammogram
Pink was originally associated with this in the early 20th century socially
Masculinity
The name of the woman who created the first peach-colored ribbon symbol as a symbol of protest against low funding for breast cancer research
Charlotte Haley
The year ZTA first adopted "Think Pink" as the theme for our education and awareness efforts
2004
The rapid divison of cells in the body that is the driver for the development of cancer is caused by these
Genetic mutations
This breast cancer medical treatment uses your body's own immune system to fight diseases like cancer by allowing the immune system to work harder to track down abnormal cells in your body
Immunotherapy
The name of the flower the color pink received it's name from
Dianthus
This foundation was one of the first groups to distribute the pink ribbon to the public through the New York City "Race for the Cure" by giving it as a gift to participants of the race
Susan G. Komen Foundation
This breast cancer education and awareness organization has ZTA serving as the "National Survival Ambassador"
American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
An abnormal mass of tissue that forms when cells in the breast mutate, divide uncontrollably, and fail to die off
Breast cancer tumor
This process of removing a small sample of tissue from the breast using surgical procedure is the only test that can provide a definite diagnosis of breast cancer
Breast biopsy
This city in India is frequently referred to as the "Pink City" due to it's rosy-colored architecture
Jaipur
The year that the first organized effort in America's history for Breast Cancer Awareness in October was held by the American Cancer Society and AstraZeneca
1985
As of October 2026, ZTA has committed to supporting this many major research projects in corroboration with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
5 major research projects
The amount of main forms of cancer as of October 2026
200
This form of therapy directly targets unhealthy cells with mutated DNA to attack them and stop them from continuing to divide
Targeted gene therapy
Pink, being the oldest color pigment in the world, is this many years old
1.1 billion yeard
This cosmetic brand launched the first large scale corporate Breast Cancer Awareness campaign (in collaboration with Self magazine) to introduce the current day pink ribbon symbol to their customers, as well as collected over 200,000 petitions from these customers for the White House to increase funding for breast cancer research
Estée Lauder
Approximately this many Think Pink ribbons have been distributed by ZTA sisters across all nationally recognized ZTA chapters as of October 2026
25 million ribbons
These tumor suppressor genes, when mutated, often lead to the rapid growth of breast cancer tumors
BRCA1 and BRCA2
Lumpectomies and mastectomies are both these kinds of treatments
Breast cancer surgeries
This Australian lake turns pink due to extremophile microalgae and salt-loving bacteria that produce red-orange carotenoid pigments
Lake Hillier