History
In 1992, this specific item, championed by Estée Lauder and Self magazine, became the widely recognized symbol for breast cancer awareness.
What is the pink ribbon?
This actress, known for her role in the Princess Diaries movies, is a vocal supporter of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. She is also a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.
Who is Anne Hathaway?
This is the official month designated for Breast Cancer Awareness.
What is October?
Only women can be diagnosed with breast cancer.
What is myth?
(Anyone can be diagnosed with breast cancer.)
Elizabeth Magie invented the original version of this classic real estate board game in 1903, which involves passing "Go," going to Jail, and using tokens like a top hat or thimble.
What is Monopoly?
This is the specific date in October when Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day is recognized.
What is October 13?
This iconic actress, known for her roles in films like Tomb Raider, publicly discussed her preventative mastectomy due to the BRCA1 gene mutation. Her decision was widely called "The Angelina Effect" for boosting awareness.
Who is Angelina Jolie?
The color of the ribbon worn to symbolize breast cancer awareness.
What is pink?
The majority (about 75%) of people diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease.
What is fact?
Ruth Handler co-founded Mattel and created this famous doll in 1959, which inspired a record-breaking 2023 movie starring Margot Robbie.
What is Barbie?
This professional sports organization has players, coaches, and referees wear pink gear every October to support Breast Cancer Awareness.
What is the NFL (National Football League)?
This singer, famous for being a member of the group Destiny's Child, started a foundation to help cancer survivors after her own diagnosis. Her mother, Doris, also passed away from the disease.
Who is Kelly Rowland?
This is the most common sign of breast cancer that people typically look for during a self-exam.
What is a lump (or mass)?
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC), which begins in the milk ducts and spreads to other tissue, is the most common form of the disease.
What is fact?
With 14 total medals and nine gold, this American freestyle specialist is the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history.
Who is Katie Ledecky?
This is the specific year that National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was officially started as a week-long campaign by the American Cancer Society.
What is 1985?
This talk show host and journalist, known for hosting Good Morning America, publicly shared her breast cancer journey with viewers in 2007. She later went on to receive the prestigious Peabody Award for her courage in reporting.
Who is Robin Roberts?
This is the recommended screening tool, usually an X-ray, used for routine checks for breast cancer in women over 40.
What is a mammogram?
Genetic mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes account for the majority of all breast cancer cases diagnosed each year.
What is myth?
(While BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations are the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer, they account for a small percentage (5–10%) of all breast cancer cases, not the majority.)
In 2009, she became the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This woman founded the famous Komen organization in 1982 after promising to do everything possible to end breast cancer.
Who is Nancy Brinker?
This actress and singer, known for starring in the movie Grease, was a global icon and long-term advocate for cancer awareness until her death. Her cancer recurred three times over 30 years.
Who is Olivia Newton-John?
When breast cancer cells spread from the original site to other parts of the body, this is the medical term for the process.
What is metastasis (or metastatic)?
The rare and aggressive subtype of breast cancer that does not typically present as a lump, but rather with symptoms like sudden swelling, redness, and skin thickening, is known as Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS).
What is myth?
(The description fits inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), not Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS). While DCIS is a non-invasive cancer that usually has no symptoms and is found on a mammogram, IBC is a rare, aggressive, and invasive type that causes inflammation, swelling, redness, and skin thickening.)
She was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?