Action Items for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Abstract

This special issue introduction provides a brief history of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and focuses on patient populations often omitted from annual marketing campaigns. The importance of research is emphasized as a means to improve the outcomes of people with metastatic breast cancer and male breast cancer as well as to address health care inequities related to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords

• breast cancer awareness month
• metastatic breast cancer
• male breast cancer
• health care disparities
• clinical trials