Highlighting MBC Awareness Day and Support During “Pink October”
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is sometimes called “Pink October”. The feeling of optimism and celebration that comes with “Pink October” may not reflect what you are feeling as someone living with MBC.
October 13 is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, a day set aside for increasing awareness of the realities of living with MBC and the need for continued research.
Click the links below to learn about support during Pink October and the importance of Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
- Breastcancer.org: Breast Cancer Awareness Month means different things to different people
- Young Survival Coalition: Different people will experience Breast Cancer Awareness Month differently
- Cure Today: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day can be an opportunity to increase awareness of the need for more research
- METAvivor: Light Up MBC occurs every October 13 and aims to increase funding for MBC research and awareness of MBC