The Color Pink
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What month do people typically wear pink to support breast cancer awareness?

October

100

Men cannot get breast cancer, only women can. True or False?

False. About 1 in every 100 breast cancer diagnosed in the United States is a man. 

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She was diagnosed with breast cancer during the filming of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and she also played Professor McGonagall

Dame Maggie Smith

100

How many cases are diagnosed in women each year

255,000

100

How many breast cancer survivors are in the US?

3.5 million

200

Who solidified the pink ribbon as being the symbol of breast cancer awareness?

Evelyn Lauder 

200

If you have a family history of breast cancer, you are likely to develop breast cancer too. True or False?

False. Most women that have breast cancer have no family history of the disease. 

200

What famous actress that starred in Maleficent, had a double mastectomy after learning she had the BRCA1 gene, aka the breast cancer gene. 

Angelina Jolie

200

How many women each year die from breast cancer?

42,000

200

What is the survival rate for breast cancer?

90%