Breast cancer awareness around the world

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. See what people are doing for the cause.

The residence of the Vice President Joe Biden is lit with pink light during an event for breast cancer awareness, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

William Wilkerson, center, a bladder cancer patient and Colonel Sanders impersonator, participates in the one mile walk during the 20th Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure in Germantown, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Around 14,000 people gathered to participate in the annual race. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Kyle Kurlick)

Chandler Holland smells the flower her mother, Stacy Holland Dailey, received for completing the 20th Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure in Germantown, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Stacy Holland Dailey is a one year cancer survivor. Around 14,000 people gathered to participate in the annual race. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Kyle Kurlick)

Joy Luke, right, a two year cancer survivor, poses with other survivors for a group photo during the 20th Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure in Germantown, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Around 14,000 people gathered to participate in the annual race. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Kyle Kurlick)

Tamalah Williams, center, dances to warm up for the 20th Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure in Germantown, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Around 14,000 people gathered to participate in the annual race. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Kyle Kurlick)

Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, participates in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k in Orlando, Fla. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)

President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., enroute to Iowa to campaign. The president sports a pink bracelet in honor of October being breast cancer awareness month. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ballet dancers draped with pink scarfs perform during the breast cancer awareness campaign in Kosovo capital Pristina on Friday Oct. 5, 2012. ( AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu )

Women pose in front of posters of a breast cancer awareness campaign in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Planalto presidential palace is illuminated in pink to commemorate breast cancer awareness month in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

People walk in front of the Cathedral of Brasilia which is illuminated in pink to commemorate breast cancer awareness month in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

This Oct. 2, 2012 photo released by Starpix shows Keren Woodward, of the band Bananarama, performing at the Hard Rock's 13th Annual PINKTOBER Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign at Hard Rock Cafe New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Marion Curtis)

Mary Duncan of Santa Ana, Calif., is congratulated by spectators Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at the 2012 Komen Orange County Race for the Cure in Newport Beach, Calif. She was running for a friend. More than 22,000 participants raised $3 million for the breast cancer cause. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer)

Breast cancer survivor Mark Goldstein, 79, reacts at the finish of the 2012 Komen Orange County Race for the Cure at Fashion Island, Newport Beach, Calif. on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Goldstein wore no. 222 for the amount of races he's run to promote awareness of the rare male breast cancer. The New Jersey resident was diagnosed 24 years ago. He wore a shirt with the words, "Male Breast Cancer, Rare but There," on the back. More than 22,000 participants raised $3 million for fighting breast cancer. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer)

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The residence of the Vice President Joe Biden is lit with pink light during an event for breast cancer awareness, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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