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White House goes pink for breast cancer

One side of US president’s official residence lit up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The White House was lit pink on Thursday (Oct 24) to mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The White House said in a statement that in this year alone, more than 230,000 women and over 2,000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Fri Oct 25 2013 - 12:08

The White House became the Pink House for one night only last night, when the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the president's official residence was lit up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The anchor at the Naval Observatory, where the vice president’s residence is located, was also lit pink.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said more than 230,000 women would be diagnosed with breast cancer in the US this year, and thousands would die from the disease.