
10/09/2025
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month š£
This powerful month shines a spotlight on increasing awareness, promoting early detection, and boosting research funding for breast cancerāone of the most common cancers worldwide. In the U.S., thanks to advanced screening and treatments, breast cancer death rates have plummeted by 44% since 1989! This remarkable progress is thanks to the dedicated efforts over the last 40 years, including public education, encouraging regular mammograms, and groundbreaking medical research that has saved over half a million lives.
Survivorship: Post-treatment, many brave breast cancer survivors face ongoing physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional challenges.
Support is available!
Join support groups, counseling, and survivorship programsāresources like online communities and local advocacy groups are here to help you thrive.āŗļø
Healthy Living: Take control of your health! To reduce your risk, incorporate exciting new routines, such as fun workouts, delicious, nutritious meals, and effective weight management.
Explore our free healthy living cookbooks or online sites, which are filled with tasty recipes designed for cancer prevention and wellness, along with tips to keep moving and feeling great.
Early Detection: Be proactive and empower yourself! Regular self-examinations, routine mammograms, and awareness of warning signs are your best defenses.
There is a lot of access to information on websites, local community information at your health care facilities, and free resourcesāstep-by-step videos, checklists, and guidesāthat make early detection easy and empowering.
Join us this October to make a differenceāyour health, awareness, and action can save lives!