Tuesday, November 16, 2010

What's with all the breast cancer awareness

What's with all the breast cancer awareness?
As if there's anyone that doesn't know breast cancer is a problem. I mean do you really think it accomplishes anything? Isn't it just a "girl power" movement and a way for women to try and assert their sexuality?
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1 :
no its also to help raise money for research and support the fight against it and encourage women to check for breast cancer before its too late. cancer is one of those things where you actually cannot be aware of it.
2 :
october is their awareness month so they promote it a lot. diferent diseases have different months
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If your mother, sister, or grandfather (yes, men can get it too), had breast cancer and died from it, you would want people to support finding a cure. It's not just a "girl power" thing because men can get it too.
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I find it annoying, especially since it's a huge commercial enterprise. All that pink junk they're selling - most of the money doesn't go towards research. I think it's more like a cult than anything. There are so many other cancers that are harder to detect and treat, and we should be made more aware of them. If you are not "aware" of breast cancer by now, you must live on the moon! Don't get me wrong - I support research and awareness, but not fear-mongering. I refuse to be afraid of cancer - it's what the drug companies want. Certainly it's a scary disease to contract, but I know so many survivors. I don't know too many survivors of pancreatic, adrenal, or brain cancer, however. October is also domestic violence awareness month. Pitifully few people are aware of what causes domestic violence, how it's defined, who is victimized, how it can be prevented or escaped. There are a zillion myths surrounding it. I wear a purple ribbon in October, not a pink one

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