Millions of cancers affect everyone. But Breast Cancer stands out from many of them. Everywhere you go, there is a charity for it. I was just curious, why it is the most widely donated cancer. Is it because of the high statistic? Just curious...
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The short answer to your question is - hard work. Breast cancer support is particularly high profile at the moment of course because it's October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer awareness campaigns and BC Awareness Month started as a campaign by ordinary women, many of them with cancer, to raise awareness so that people knew the symptoms, examined themselves regularly, attended their routine mammograms etc. Enthusiastic participation and hard work by women made it grow into something nationally, then internationally, recognised (and then big business cashed in). Any group of people can start such an awareness campaign for any illness. There are other cancer awareness months, ribbons etc; but no cancer campaign has had the sheer hard work put into it that breast cancer awareness has. Big business turned public enthusiasm for breast cancer awareness into a marketing opportunity, often with around 1% of the cost of the specially made pink stuff you see at this time of year going to breast cancer charities, the rest into the retailers’ pockets. Ask before you buy...
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I think there are a few reasons for this:- Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, (and it can also affect men) It is the second most fatal cancer in women, (second after lung cancer) Women with breast cancer have become organised in promoting awareness of the disease Also it is one of the oldest known cancers October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month but there are now others as well such as September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and November will be Lung Cancer Awareness Month
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