# Do you know - Breast Cancer Awareness Month

**URL:** <https://community.greythr.com/t/do-you-know-breast-cancer-awareness-month/10512>\
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**Created:** [October 5, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/do-you-know-breast-cancer-awareness-month/10512 "2023-10-05T05:39:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kaulin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.greythr.com/kaulin/32/2425_2.png) [@Kaulin](https://community.greythr.com/u/Kaulin)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/do-you-know-breast-cancer-awareness-month/10512/1 "2023-10-05T05:39:23Z")

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The first Breast Cancer Awareness Month was celebrated in October of 1985, as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and Imperial Chemical Industries (now AstraZeneca), who produces drugs to fight breast cancer.

The day was originally founded simply as a reminder for women to get breast cancer screenings and mammograms, at a time when the conversation about breast cancer was often hushed and kept quiet. But Breast Cancer Awareness Month has now expanded to include various other aspects such as raising finances, addressing treatment and promoting research toward a cure.

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**Author:** ![NamitaS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e480ec/32.png) [@NamitaS](https://community.greythr.com/u/NamitaS)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/do-you-know-breast-cancer-awareness-month/10512/2 "2023-10-05T10:02:49Z")

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My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer twice but fortunately it was detected in the early stages. Very thankful to god and all the doctors who cured her. Now she is cancer free…

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**Author:** ![ravindra11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@ravindra11](https://community.greythr.com/u/ravindra11)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/do-you-know-breast-cancer-awareness-month/10512/3 "2023-10-05T10:04:29Z")

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@NamitaS

Scary but good to hear that see is fine and doing well.

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**Author:** ![Kaulin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.greythr.com/kaulin/32/2425_2.png) [@Kaulin](https://community.greythr.com/u/Kaulin)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/do-you-know-breast-cancer-awareness-month/10512/4 "2023-10-05T10:12:53Z")

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@NamitaS

Really glad to hear that she is recovering well. Godspeed to her.