If we look at figures related to breast cancer, there is always a sadness coming up on us. Over the last few years this form on cancer has spread in so many countries that it is hard to keep track. From Western societies where patients get the best treatment to Asian countries where the disease is still a shameful secret cancer remains the same. It comes with the same physical pain and emotional impact.

Medical research is still trying to figure out what exactly lays behind these anomalies that the body experience and let to cancer. The only good news about this is that an early diagnosis is highly treatable. In order to get to this early diagnosis women should be informed and know that, for example, breast cancer is not contagious. Basic information should be something every woman has access to no matter what. This is difficult to do in places where there are no good hospitals, or medicines or support center.



All these need money, every drug must be paid by someone. The question is who can do this?. Who has the financial power to make such an effort? The answer would be: there are a few out there. However, in most cases it is the simple person from the street that helps as little as he/she can. Of course, from those a few raise to the occasion good hearted people, who make the impossible possible in some situations.

People can help people. In order to do this people need to be gathered under the same umbrella. Otherwise their efforts will spread in different directions without being able to stick. Getting hands in a common place it is hard. Many attempt, few succeed. Over the years tow major breast cancer symbols have passed the time



The breast cancer awareness logo is the little and delicate pink ribbon. Breast cancer also has an official month. This month is October. The beginning of the day as a national awareness symbol goes back to 1985. The initiative belongs to AstraZeneca, a company that manufactured breast cancer drugs like Arimidex and Tamofixen.

When the whole thing started the idea behind the project was to promote the mammography as one the most effective, if not the most effective weapon in this fight against this form of cancer. Over the years more and more companies joined the campaign. It developed becoming an international movement with millions of supporters all over the world.

Breast cancer month stands as a very important pylon in building a future, larger support structure for both patients and survivors. From a pink White House to a pink world the distance is rather hard to see. But not impossible. Listen to just one survivor story and the impossible appears possible just after  few lines.