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October 2026 Edition

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Breast Cancer Awareness

Month · October 2026

Find it early.
Live longer.

The disease one in twenty-eight Indian women will face, reported all year. Screening guidance, survivor accounts, expert answers, and a self-check you can do in four minutes.

1 in 28
Indian women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime
2.2 lakh
New cases recorded across India every year
60%
Of Indian cases are detected at stage III or IV
>90%
Five-year survival when found at stage I
Interactive · 4 minutes

Know Your Body
A 5-step breast awareness guide

Learn what is normal for you, which changes to look for, and when to see a doctor. Your progress stays on this device.

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1,061people have used this guide in 2026

  1. Face a mirror with your shoulders straight and your arms relaxed at your sides. You are learning what your own breasts normally look like, so take the full minute.

    Look for
    • A change in size, shape or symmetry
    • Dimpling, puckering or bulging skin
    • A nipple that has turned inward or changed position
    Illustration: stand and look

Myth, or fact?

Tap each statement to see what the evidence says. Every answer was reviewed by the oncologists on our expert panel.

The long read

Reported over six months

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October 2026 Edition · submissions open

This October we publish one reader account every week. Survivors, people in treatment, and the families and caregivers around them.

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Self-check reminder

Pick a date. We will remind you once.

A self-check is easy to intend and easy to forget. Pick a date and we send you one message with a link to the 5-step Know Your Body guide. Nothing else, ever.

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