 October is commonly known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual international campaign organized by major charities to increase the awareness of breast cancer and to raise funds for research. A lot of awareness has been created; unfortunately the outcome has been no useful progress made in finding the cause, or for effectively preventing, treating, or curing breast cancer. The campaign's efforts have however, increased the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer primarily by encouraging mammograms, and increased the sale of powerful treatments, such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The conflicts of interest between the businesses sponsoring breast cancer awareness campaigns, while at the same time profiting from diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, has resulted in October also being known as Breast Cancer Industry Month.
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Sign up for the Kauai, Hawaii McDougall Adventure Trip for January 30 to February 6, 2016.
