October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) organization is a partnership of national public service organizations, professional
medical associations, and government agencies working together to promote breast cancer awareness,
share information on the disease, and provide greater access to screening services.
Breast cancer in the U.S. is the most common cancer in women, no matter your race or ethnicity. More than 220,000 women will be
diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. this year, and more than 40,000 women will die from breast cancer. There are
over 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.
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LifeScience Moment: The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments passed"
On Oct. 10, 1962, the Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments were signed into law by President
Kennedy. The Legislation was passed unanimously by both houses of Congress on Oct. 2, and signed
eight days later. For the first time, drug manufacturers were required to prove to FDA
the effectiveness of their products before marketing them.
The new law was created in response to more than 10,000 birth defects worldwide caused by
Thalidomide, a sedative used in the late 1950s.
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It's a Small World
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Science Quote
"There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science."
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Louis Pasteur, French microbiologist and chemist
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