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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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<p>Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), also referred to in the United States as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is an annual international health campaign organized by major <a href="/facts/Breast_cancer/6hME580v">breast cancer</a> charities every October to increase <a href="/facts/Breast_cancer_awareness/CqRl2gIr">awareness of the disease</a> and <a href="/facts/Fundraising/63QtXeVr">raise funds</a> for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. </p><p>Observances of the event have faced criticism for corporate involvement by drug companies, as well as instances of <a href="/facts/Pinkwashing_(breast_cancer)/JbwTc0mI">pinkwashing</a> associated with the events. </p>