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Cancer Awareness flag (U.S.)

image located by Esteban Rivera, 3 November 2023
Source: https://www.amazon.com/Ribbon-Breast-Cancer

Description of the flag
Detail of seal
Flag variants using national flag pattern
Flag variants using state flag patterns

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Description of the flag

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), also referred to in the United States as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure.

In 1985, "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" (NBCAM) was created as a collaborative effort between the American Academy of Family Physicians, Zeneca (currently AstraZenaca) Healthcare Foundation, CancerCare, Inc., and a variety of other sponsors to raise awareness and gain funding for research for a cure.
Sources:
https://www3.paho.org
https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org
https://breastcancernow.org
https://www.fundacionalmarosa.org and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month
Esteban Rivera, 3 November 2023

Detail of seal

image located by Esteban Rivera, 3 November 2023

Source: https://www.freepik.com/premium-vector/pink-ribbon

Flag variants using national flag pattern

images located by Pete Loeser, 20 October 2026

Flag variants using state flag patterns

image located by Pete Loeser, 20 October 2026

In this example, the Texas flag colors have been adjusted to shades of pink in support of cancer research. This flag is being sold commercially by flagcenter.com as are pink versions of the state flags of Arizona, Arkansas, Utah (old design), and Oklahoma, plus the US National Flag. They also use the pink ribbon design on a lot of their pink flags.
Pete Loeser, 20 October 2026