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Breast Cancer

By tmpico

  • REFUSAL

    REFUSAL
    The NY Times refuses to publish an ad for a breast cancer support group stating that it would not print the words “breast” or “cancer.”

  • Mammogram

    THE MODERN MAMMOGRAM WAS INVENTED

  • Shirley Temple

    Shirley Temple Black becomes the first in a series of well-known figures to publicly announce a breast cancer diagnosis.

  • RIP

    After a 3-year battle with breast cancer, Susan G. Komen dies at the age of 36. -

  • Susan G Komen For the Cure began

    Susan G Komen For the Cure began
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    The foundation began

  • RACE FOR THE CURE

    RACE FOR THE CURE
    The first Race for the Cure® takes place in Dallas, TX with 800 participants -

  • October

    The first Breast Cancer Awareness Month is held in October. -

  • Battle wounds

    Fashion model Matushka exposes her mastectomy scar on the cover of New York Times Magazine -

  • Stamp of approval

    The first breast cancer awareness stamp is issue by the U.S. Postal Service. -

  • bigger racing

    More than 1.3 million participate in over 100 Race for the Cure events in the U.S. and two other countries

  • 25 years strong

    The Race for the Cure® celebrates its 25th anniversary.