<P> NBCAM was founded in 1985 in October as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries ( now part of AstraZeneca , producer of several anti-breast cancer drugs ) . The aim of the NBCAM from the start has been to promote mammography as the most effective weapon in the fight against breast cancer . </P>
<P> NBCAM was founded in 1985 in October as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries ( now part of AstraZeneca , producer of several anti-breast cancer drugs ) . The aim of the NBCAM from the start has been to promote mammography as the most effective weapon in the fight against breast cancer . </P>
when was october declared breast cancer awareness month
when was october declared breast cancer awareness month
1985
1985