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"October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and believe it or not, this year is the 25th anniversary. The first National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) took place in October 1985 as a week-long event to educate people about breast cancer. The original members passed out information, spoke to news reporters and testified in front of a U.S. Congressional committee about the need for better access to mammograms. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed among women in the United States this year. Today, there are about 2.5 million breast cancer survivors living in the United States.&amp;quot; But many women do not have access to mammograms whether that&amp;#039;s due to lack of medical providers or proper healthcare. This is an important issue for every American, male or woman, survivor or not, because we have all been touched by this disease. To get involved with fundraising and raising awareness, read WD.com&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Find a Breast Cancer Walk Near You.&amp;quot; Or, if you want to know more about it, read &amp;quot;Everything You Need to Know About Breast Cancer.&amp;quot; - Alexandra Gekas, Associate Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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