Soon after, other public figures, industry executives, community leaders, members of the media, non-profit organizations, and many individual women further organized national public interest. Today, the Board of Sponsors comprise 17 national public service organizations, professional medical associations, and government agencies working in partnership to raise awareness and provide access to screening services. The third Friday in October each year is National Mammography Day, first proclaimed by president Clinton in 1993. On this day throughout the month radiologists provide discounted or free screening mammograms. In 2000, National Mammography Day will be celebrated on October 20.
Most people think that breast cancer is limited to women only.
This is not the case. Although females are diagnosed more often than males, many men have been diagnosed with breast cancer as well. In the United States, males account for 1 out of every 100 cases of breast cancer. In 1984, it was expected that 900 men would be diagnosed with 300 of them eventually succumbing to the disease. All types of breast cancer that are seen in women can occur in men, although some are quite rare.