Monday, August 20, 2012

Are you sad that breast cancer awareness month is over

Are you sad that breast cancer awareness month is over?
I think we NEED more awareness for breast cancer, afterall it primarly affects women over the age of 50, less then 1% of men, and does not affect children. Susan Komen is a $1.5 billion dollar machine and I believe we should give till it hurts. Thoughts?
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I don't see what good it does to be aware of breast cancer. Don't get me wrong, it's an important issue, but just walking around wearing pink for a month doesn't help anybody. Do some fundraisers, volunteer, sure, but I think everyone is aware of it by this point.
2 :
Companies can slap a pink ribbon on any product and watch their sales rise without having to donate anything to any sort of breast cancer research center. I understand the importance of helping to stop breast cancer, but I'm tired of people raising awareness of the topic. The facebook status that went around a while ago really got my goat. You know the one. Girls and women would post "I like it on the (insert purse location here" to raise awareness for breast cancer. Completely unrelated. What needs to be done is promotion for prevention of the disease. Yes, most cases of breast cancer are preventable by simply living a healthier lifestyle. I think a lot of people just assume that it's a random disease that strikes at random but trust me, it isn't. I work in a nuclear medicine department at one of the largest University Hospitals in the country. I see plenty of cancer patients including those diagnosed with breast cancer and can't help but to think how some of these women have practically given this disease to themselves by living a life full of bad habits. So no, I'm not sad in the least that the most annoying month of the year has ended.
3 :
It's the football helmet guy! Hey, I'd like to congratulate you on the Giants 6 & 2 record this season! The Giants are doing really good! They are sure getting some high scoring games! Hope they make it to the World Series!!! Or is it the Stanley Cup? Whatever! Hope they keep up their winning season! Congratulations!
4 :
Yes. And I will foreve wear PINK to show my support for myself and Other MEN And Women who have and have suffered from Breast Cancer. I am 43. NOT Over 50. You really don't know much about Breast Cancer, DO YOU? MY FATHER was the 1 PERCENT. Thanks very much

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