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- Title
Beyond October, Beyond Pink: A Year-Round Revelation for Women's Breast Health.
- Authors
Kumar, Rakesh; Mardones, Mabel; Costa, Luis; Saini, Sunil; Villarreal-Garza, Cynthia; Martinez-Cannon, Bertha Alejandra; Manjunath, Geetha; Sinha, Saket; Han, Zhiyong; Arora, Anshika; Ferreira, Ana Magalhães; Larsen, Lorna; Hairabedian, Sabine; Curry, Therese; Borge, Hirondina; Amorim, Gilberto; Shimizu, Chikako; Zamre, Vaishali; Toi, Masakazu; Fisher, Paul B.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the year-round awareness for women's breast health, emphasizing the importance of self-breast care, early prevention, timely detection of suspect breast abnormalities. Topics discussed include the history of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Pink October), the challenges it faces, and the importance of extending breast cancer awareness beyond October, especially for younger women with breast cancer.
- Subjects
HEALTH literacy; BREAST tumors; WOMEN'S health; REFLECTION (Philosophy)
- Publication
Journal of Women's Health (15409996), 2023, Vol 32, Issue 11, p1143
- ISSN
1540-9996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jwh.2023.0663