Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Turning Awareness Into Action
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an opportunity to learn, support the people and families affected by breast cancer, and turn awareness into meaningful action. This October, Remove The Fume is supporting that effort while giving welding and manufacturing facilities an additional reason to move forward with the equipment they already need.
What is Remove The Fume doing for Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
From October 1 through October 31, 2026, customers can save 20% storewide with code OCTOBER20 and receive free shipping across the continental U.S. and Canada. In addition, 5% of October sales proceeds will be donated in support of breast cancer awareness research.
Why Breast Cancer Awareness Still Matters
Breast cancer affects families, workplaces and communities throughout North America. Breast Cancer Awareness Month began in 1985 as an effort to educate women about breast cancer screening and routine mammography. More than four decades later, awareness remains important, but organizations such as the American Cancer Society increasingly emphasize turning that awareness into action.
Action can mean learning about risk, understanding appropriate screening, supporting someone during diagnosis or treatment, contributing to research, or simply starting a conversation that encourages someone to pay attention to their health.
The numbers also show why that conversation remains relevant in 2026.
The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 321,910 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the United States in 2026. An additional 2,670 men are expected to be diagnosed.
The Canadian Cancer Society estimates that approximately 32,400 women and 300 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada in 2026.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States other than skin cancers. In Canada, it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers.
Statistics are important because they help show the scale of the issue, but every number represents a person: a coworker, parent, partner, friend, customer or member of the community.
Sources: American Cancer Society, 2026 Breast Cancer Key Statistics; American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer in Men; Canadian Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Statistics, medically reviewed April 2026.
Awareness Is More Than Wearing Pink
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is recognizable for the pink ribbon, but awareness should lead to informed decisions. Breast cancer risk is different for every person, and factors such as age, genetics, family history and individual health can affect that risk.
Screening guidance can also differ based on age, risk and location. Anyone with questions about breast cancer risk, symptoms or screening should speak with a qualified healthcare professional and use guidance from recognized cancer and public-health organizations.
For employers and workplaces, awareness can also mean supporting employees and families going through diagnosis and treatment. Cancer can affect schedules, caregiving responsibilities, time away from work and everyday life far beyond a medical appointment.
Why Remove The Fume Is Supporting the Campaign
At Remove The Fume, powered by Plymovent, our everyday work focuses on workplace air quality in welding, fabrication and manufacturing environments. We help facilities capture welding fumes at the source and select fume extraction equipment that fits the way their teams actually work.
That work is centered around people. The welders, safety professionals, facility managers, production teams and customers we work with are also parents, partners, friends and caregivers. Breast Cancer Awareness Month gives us an opportunity to support a broader health cause that affects many of the same communities we serve throughout the United States and Canada.
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If your facility is already planning a welding fume extraction purchase, October is an opportunity to move that project forward while supporting the Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign.
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Looking for a Welding Fume Extractor This October?
If fume control is already on your facility's project list, the first step is choosing a system that matches the application. A welding fume extractor should be selected around the way welding actually happens in the shop rather than simply choosing the largest or most expensive system available.
Important factors include how many hours of welding take place each day, the materials being welded, the number of workstations, available floor space and whether the welding location stays fixed or moves around the facility.
Remove The Fume carries Plymovent mobile and stationary welding fume extractors, extraction arms, downdraft tables, filters and other source-capture equipment. Facilities with occasional welding may need a very different solution from a production environment welding for most of the workday.
Our Which Fume Extractor Do I Need? guide organizes options by welding workload and application so you can narrow the choices before purchasing.
For example, mobile welding fume extractors can be useful when the work moves between different areas of the shop, while stationary systems can make more sense when welding takes place at fixed workstations. Larger industrial fume filtration systems may be appropriate where multiple welding stations or higher-volume production require a broader approach.
Why Source Capture Matters
General ventilation can move air through a facility, but source capture is designed to collect welding fumes close to where they are generated. A properly selected and positioned extraction arm or hood helps pull fumes away from the welding area before they spread throughout the surrounding workspace.
That is why equipment selection should consider more than airflow alone. The extractor, extraction arm, filter configuration and workstation layout all need to work together for the actual welding process.
If you are comparing equipment this October, the Remove The Fume team can help narrow the options based on what you are welding, how often you weld and how your facility is arranged.
Every Order Also Plants 5 Trees
Separate from the Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign, every Remove The Fume order continues to plant five trees through our EcoDrive partnership.
Tree planting is an ongoing environmental initiative and is not part of the 5% breast cancer awareness donation. It simply remains an additional impact connected with every order placed through Remove The Fume.
Reliable Breast Cancer Information and Support
Remove The Fume is not a medical organization, so anyone looking for information about breast cancer risk, screening, diagnosis or treatment should rely on qualified healthcare professionals and established cancer organizations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Remove The Fume doing for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2026?
Throughout October 2026, Remove The Fume will donate 5% of all October sales proceeds in support of breast cancer awareness research. The campaign runs from October 1 through October 31.
What is the Remove The Fume October discount code?
Customers can use code OCTOBER20 at checkout to receive 20% off storewide throughout the October 2026 campaign.
Is free shipping included with the October promotion?
Yes. Remove The Fume is offering free shipping across the continental United States and Canada during the October campaign.
What products are included in the 20% discount?
The October promotion applies storewide, including available welding fume extractors, filters, extraction arms, accessories and other fume-control equipment sold through Remove The Fume.
How do I choose the right welding fume extractor?
The right welding fume extractor depends on factors such as daily welding hours, materials, number of workstations, workspace layout and whether the welding location moves. Remove The Fume's fume extractor selection guide organizes options around welding workload to help narrow the choices.
What is a welding fume extractor?
A welding fume extractor is equipment designed to capture and filter welding fumes generated during welding and related metalworking processes. Source-capture systems use an extraction hood, arm or similar capture point positioned close to the welding area so fumes can be collected before they spread through the workspace.
Does every Remove The Fume order plant five trees?
Yes. Five trees are planted with every Remove The Fume order through the EcoDrive initiative. This program is separate from the Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign and continues as an ongoing environmental initiative.
Does welding-fume exposure cause breast cancer?
This campaign does not claim a connection between welding-fume exposure and breast cancer. They are separate health issues. Remove The Fume's occupational work focuses on welding-fume control, while the October campaign supports breast cancer awareness and research.
How common is breast cancer in 2026?
The American Cancer Society estimates approximately 321,910 women and 2,670 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the United States in 2026. The Canadian Cancer Society estimates approximately 32,400 women and 300 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada in 2026.
Where can I find trusted breast cancer information?
In the United States, the American Cancer Society provides breast cancer information and support. In Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society provides national cancer information and support. Individual medical questions should always be discussed with a qualified healthcare professional.
Planning a Fume Extraction Purchase?
Save 20% storewide with code OCTOBER20, receive free shipping across the continental U.S. and Canada, and help support breast cancer awareness research through the October campaign.
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