Breast Cancer Awareness Month

“This October we will highlight the importance of early detection, timely diagnosis, comprehensive treatment and the need to provide support for persons with lived experience including through patient navigation. It also provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to review progress, reflect and renew commitments in tackling the disease and to build momentum to address the existing disparities and challenges in access to breast cancer care.”
From the World Health Organization

While many great strides have been made in the treatment and overall health of people with breast cancer, we still have a long way to go in finding a cure for breast cancer. The WHO objectives that include raising awareness to drive a change in behavior, knowledge sharing, routine screening and early detection leading to a timely diagnosis, comprehensive treatments, and addressing socioeconomic disparities, will help us move forward towards a cure.

The Union for International Cancer Control says, “Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been celebrated in October since the eighties. It is called "Pink October" as people around the world adopt the pink color and display a pink ribbon to raise awareness about the importance of prevention and routine screening for the early diagnosis of breast cancer, now the second most commonly diagnosed cancer globally.”

Here are some great organizations that provide a wealth of resources: