October Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Sample Announcement for Newsletter, Listserv, or Media Release
Cut and paste this October Breast Cancer Awareness Month text into your newsletter, listserv, or media release. Add local details and quotes from your organization.
This October, [your organization] is proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer affects both men and women. Breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer in women after skin cancer. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.
The good news is that most women and men can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early.
- If you are a woman age 40 to 49, talk with your doctor about when to start getting mammograms and how often to get them.
- If you are a woman age 50 to 74, be sure to get a mammogram every 2 years. You may also choose to get them more often.
Talk to a doctor about your risk for breast cancer, especially if a close family member of yours had breast or ovarian cancer. Your doctor can help you decide when and how often to get mammograms.
- [Add details about your local activities.]
- [Include a quote from your organization.]
For more information, visit [insert your organization information].