Breast Cancer
Awareness Month 2026
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Awareness is just the beginning
Breast Cancer Awareness Month brings people together each October, but the realities of breast cancer continue all year.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer is here with real answers, real stories, and real help — every step of the way.
When you donate, shop, fundraise, or partner with us, you help people impacted by breast cancer connect, learn, and thrive.
Your action helps turn awareness into real help for real people.
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Get ready-to-use materials that can help you share your support, raise funds, and connect more people with real help.
Why BCAM matters
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) brings attention to a disease that changes hundreds of thousands of lives each year. It’s also an opportunity to better understand what people experience after a diagnosis, and how breast cancer impacts their families, friends, workplaces, and communities.
Most importantly, this month gives people, businesses, and organizations a shared opportunity to turn awareness into action. Learn how you can get involved this October.
Other ways to get involved
Donations are always appreciated, but there are many ways to show your support for people diagnosed with breast cancer — from learning about your breast cancer risk to supporting someone who’s been diagnosed.
Learn
Stay up to date on breast health and screening guidelines. Early detection through regular screening can save lives by helping people find breast cancer sooner.
Support someone you care about
Find resources to support yourself or the person in your life who has been diagnosed. You’ll find tips for communicating, ways to care for yourself, and inspiring stories from others in a similar role.
Share resources
Share statistics, stories, and tips about living with breast cancer. Follow us and share our posts or view our social media toolkit for sample messages and graphics that you can personalize.
Our impact
Connect
10,000 people connect through LBBC’s virtual communities
After her diagnosis, Angel found strength in talking with people who had been through similar experiences. Through peer support groups and communities like Flourish, LBBC helps people find understanding, conversation, and connection.
Read Angel's story
Learn
More than 4,500 people joined LBBC’s live educational webinars in 2025
After living with lymphedema for 32 years, one webinar participant discovered new information about managing this long-term side effect. Through expert-led education, LBBC helps people understand evolving research, treatment options, and practical ways to manage side effects.
Hear our expert explain the stages of lymphedema Thrive
Nearly 350 people received $375,000 in grants from LBBC in 2025
For one LBBC Fund recipient living on Social Security, help with a mortgage payment meant less credit card debt and more room to focus on getting well. LBBC provides grants that help ease the financial strain of breast cancer treatment.
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Make your fundraiser your own
You don’t need to plan a large event to make a difference. Start with something you already enjoy and invite others to take part. We’re here to support you along the way.
Fundraiser examples:
- Turn a performance, class, or creative project into a benefit; like Davey Bo’s comedy show.
- Invite coworkers or customers to participate.
- Create a birthday, milestone, or personal challenge fundraiser.
- Host a community event and donate a portion of sales.
Why Living Beyond Breast Cancer?
Every day, people turn to Living Beyond Breast Cancer for trusted information and real connection. Last year we,
- Answered over 3,000 calls on our Breast Cancer Helpline
- Distributed nearly $375,000 in financial assistance to 346 people
- Sent over 500 free books and resources to support tough conversations
- Connected over 4,500 people to webinars and conferences
- Helped more than 2 million people who turned to us for trusted information and a community of support
Trusted. Transparent. Accountable.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer is proud to be one of the highest-rated breast cancer charities in the United States.
- Consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator since 2005 — a distinction achieved by fewer than 1% of U.S. charities
- Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (GuideStar)
- Accredited charity through the Better Business Bureau
- Selected as a 2025 trusted health resource by Everyday Health
We believe that strong governance and responsible stewardship are essential to fulfilling our mission.
Support resources
Breast Cancer Awareness Month can be an emotional time for many people. Some find it triggering. That’s why we’ve gathered free, trusted resources to make support easier to find.
If you would like to talk to someone who understands, reach out to our Breast Cancer Helpline or join one of our private Facebook Groups. You can also visit Breast cancer resources and support for links to organizations offering financial and practical support, support communities, resources for Black and Jewish women, and more.
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