Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – in support, Chevrolet has teamed up with the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer program for the thirteenth year in a row. Together with Chevrolet dealerships, employees and customers, we contributed $1.9 million in 2022 alone and over $18.7 million to the cause so far. Plus – for every in-feed post or retweet using #WeDriveFor on X, Facebook, Tiktok or Instagram in the month of October, Chevrolet will contribute $5 to the American Cancer Society® until we reach our $170,000 goal.

While primarily diagnosed in women, breast cancer can affect anyone, at any age. At the end 2020 alone, there were 7.8 million people diagnosed with breast cancer in the previous 5 years, making it the world’s most prevalent cancer. Certain factors increase the risk of breast cancer including increasing age, obesity, harmful use of alcohol, family history of breast cancer, history of radiation exposure, reproductive history (such as age that menstrual periods began and age at first pregnancy), tobacco use and postmenopausal hormone therapy. Approximately half of breast cancers develop in women who have no identifiable breast cancer risk factor other than gender (female) and age (over 40 years). 

The most important thing to remember are the early warning signs – while many will not experience any symptoms when the cancer is still new, it helps to be prepared and on the lookout. Symptoms of breast cancer can include:

• a breast lump or thickening, often without pain
• change in size, shape or appearance of the breast
• dimpling, redness, pitting or other changes in the skin
• change in nipple appearance or the skin surrounding the nipple (areola)
• abnormal or bloody fluid from the nipple.

We’re dedicated to helping make it so that no one — from survivors, to those currently undergoing treatment, including the estimated 290,560 people who will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year — has to face breast cancer alone. 

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