breast cancer awareness month

Yet, for many people, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is also a difficult reminder of their personal experience with breast cancer and the many lives we have lost to this disease. 

In 2022, an estimated 290,560 new cases of invasive breast cancer awareness month are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S., along with 51,400 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer. An estimated 43,780 people will lose their lives to metastatic breast cancer. 

About 1 in 8 U.S. women and 1 in 833 U.S. men will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lives. 

As of 2020, there were 2.26 million global cases of breast cancer awareness month, making it the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. 685,000 of those diagnosed have died. 

These numbers remind us there is still urgent work to do — more than we can accomplish in just one month. 

Together We C.A.N.

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Living Beyond Breast Cancer is highlighting all the ways collaboration continues to move us forward as we work every moment of every day of the year, to support people impacted by breast cancer.

LBBC’s 2022 BCAM theme is: Together We C.A.N. CAN is an acronym that stands for:

C - Change the conversation

A - Assist those impacted by breast cancer to get the information they deserve and need, 

N - Nurture and build a community of support.  

We’ll be showcasing the work being done across the organization and the various ways we partner with the breast cancer community. We are grateful for our dedicated staff and board of directors, our  volunteers, donors and partners.  

In October and every day of the year LBBC and our community makes a difference in the lives of people impacted by breast cancer. Together we C.A.N. and we will!