Breast Cancer Awareness
I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been touched by cancer in some way. For myself, I have a grandfather who passed from cancer, a sister in law who passed from cancer, and Master’s mother passed from cancer. One of my favorite readers lost a wife to cancer not so awfully long ago.
Yet, people shy away from talking about cancer. It’s painful. It’s scary. It, perhaps, makes people wonder if they’re next.
As I rapidly approach my 40th birthday, I can’t stop thinking about my first mammogram. I’m apprehensive, nervous. Not of the pain (srsly. come on. Me and boobie pain are like THIS >.<), but of the results. According to BreastCancer.org, "in 2009, an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 62,280 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer" and "Breast cancer incidence in women in the United States is 1 in 8".
I don't like those numbers. For a long time I believed I wasn't at a big risk for breast cancer because it isn't hereditary in my family. And then I found this out: “90% of breast cancers are due not to heredity, but to genetic abnormalities that happen as a result of the aging process and life in general.”
90%.
I *really* don’t like that number.
So when I was asked to help participate in a little bit of social awareness for breast cancer, I didn’t hesitate.
It’s not much. You don’t even have to donate. You don’t have to walk or wear pink or post pictures of your tits (though if you wanted to do any of those things, that would be AWESOME, too!)
The folks over at Aren’t We Naughty are pledging a donation to the Breast Cancer Foundation. All they– all I– am asking you to do is to go to your Facebook page, and like these folks right here: http://www.facebook.com/awnstore
Then tell all of your Facebook friends to do the same.
The more people who like them and what they are doing, the bigger the donation will be.
Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy, my friends!
Also, if you go to Aren’t We Naughty and take this fun little quiz, you get a 1% discount in their online store for every correct answer. :D
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Thursday August 12th, 2010 11:01am
Done! Great Idea!
Actually I have had a birthmark removed that was of the correct genetic make up to turn into skin or breast cancer. I had pics on my blog of the massive mark pre removal and post removal. They missed a segment and I’ll have ot have more removed yet again.
The mammograms are a piece of cake. Ive had 3 already. :) Ill support the cause and link like crazy and check it out on FB. Thanks for the heads up.
How come we aren’t friends on Facebook?!
BoobieWednesday is another blog that promotes breast health and awareness.. and new boobie pictures every wednesday! I think the website is boobiewednesday.blogspot.com
Breast cancer affects not only women, but men too. It’s imperative that men know the risk and do regular self exams.
yer gonna hate me.
Cancer has been shown to happen inside the body and then stop.
All on its own. Look it up, I’m not just making this up. Doctors are not happy about this.
The medical community is stumped by this and they *hate* that this happens.
This has wrecked havoc on how medical science treats it.
Do you treat it? Do you not?
It’s a mess.
If I get cancer, I’m assuming I’m going to let the doctors bring Their Big Guns.
But…I remain skeptical about cancer. I think we are still figuring out what’s going on and why as a species.
As far as the boob smashing goes…just don’t look.
Well, okay, you’ll look. We all do.
It’s gross but it doesn’t hurt. YAY!