Bermudians are being encouraged to ?think pink? during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Events are being lined up across the Island to help raise awareness of the disease.

At CedarBridge Academy in Devonshire, staff and students have been invited to wear something pink on Wednesday, October 5 to celebrate ?Think Pink? Grub Day.

On October 12 the school will showcase Faces of Breast Cancer, with students invited to bring in photos to honour family members who have been affected by the disease.

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is also taking part in the campaign through Mammography Day on October 21.

This will see an open house including guided tours through three areas of Women?s Imaging: Bone Density, Mammography and Stereotactic Biopsy.

Commenting on the plans in Pulse, the Bermuda Hospitals Board newsletter to the community, Carla Cann, senior mammographer at KEMH, emphasised the importance of breast self examination, annual mammography and yearly clinical examinations.

?We are especially interested in targeting women at the age of 40.

?If we can encourage annual mammography from that age forward, we can detect problems earlier.

?This translates to saving lives,? she said.

For more information on Breast Cancer Awareness Month, visit the website www.nbcam.org.