Hundreds of organizations across the United States help support the cause of breast cancer by raising awareness, but is awareness what breast cancer patients and their families want/need. Daniela Campari, senior vice president for marketing at the American Cancer Society, believes in the pink campaigns to raise awareness. During the “National Breast Cancer Awareness Month” organizations all around the United States use the method of “pinkwashing” as they use the color pink to symbolize breast cancer. In the article “A Growing Disenchantment with October Pinkification” by Gina Kolata, it says, “Those who promote the pink campaigns say they raise millions of dollars to fight the disease.” These pink campaigns that Daniela Campari support prove
Susan G Komen for the Cure is a very well know charity that raises funds for breast cancer. They host walks, sell merchandise, educate, and sponsor events. Every year they raise millions of dollars for research and to support those who have breast cancer. The charity originated in 1982 when Nancy G Brinker started it in honor of her sister Susan. Susan Passed away from breast cancer in 1980 and the charity was a part of Nancy’s promise to Susan that she would put a stop to breast cancer. For a long time Susan G Komen for the Cure has been considered one of the best cancer related charities there is, but lately it has come under fire.
...in to treat African American women as a whole instead of patient X, then there will be a change in the rate of deaths among African American women with breast cancer. However, these women must also decide to trust those providers and receive pre-screenings in order to be proactive about their own health, and the government needs to actively provide affordable ways for women to receive these screenings. There is plenty of evidence available that shows the problems with African American women dying from breast cancer, so people must be educated and aware of the problem in order to bring about a change in society. As Louis Giglio once said, “awareness brings about action, and action brings about change,” and hopefully, people will use this information to bring about awareness to ripple into change for African American women aged 40-80 especially regarding breast cancer.
Later on in the century, Second Wave Feminism in the 1950s and 1980s, combatted against the strictly women’s duty of having to perform the “housekeeping, cooking, sex and fulltime care for [the couples] children” (Hamilton pg. 41) in exchange for their husbands to share their salaries with them. Although, Second Wave Feminism is still ongoing today, Third Wave feminism emerged during the 1990s and dealt with the empowerment which “is not simply conferred on an individuals but something that can be shared with everyone” (Bromley pg. 49). This is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the fact or action of acquiring more control over one 's life or circumstances through increased civil rights, independence, self-esteem, etc” (Oxford English Dictionary) of women. The program speaks to the belief that women deserve to feel good about their appearance as they go through something as challenging as cancer. As a result, the program of ‘Look Good Feel Better’ is a practice of empowerment because the goal of the program is created due to the idea that “if a woman with cancer can be helped to look good, [the] chances are she’ll feel better, her spirits will be lifted and [she will] be [able] to face her illness with greater confidence” (Look Good Feel Better p.1). The idea of empowerment that Third Wave Feminism addresses is perpetuated through the ‘Look Good Feel Better’
Worship in Pink is an educational outreach program founded by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation of Greater Atlanta that provides breast health programs for faith-based organizations throughout the month of October (Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta, 2017). Programs like this are created to improve breast health education in the community, which can help save many lives from breast cancer (Asuquo & Olajide, 2015). Worship in Pink provides religious program "toolkits" that incorporate breast health education, as well as breast health information wallet cards for members of the congregations, to any faith-based organizations interested in participating (Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta, 2017).
About 12% of women in the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, more than any other type of cancer (www.breastcancer.org, 2015). Many people lack the knowledge of how breast cancer is developed. Some people think they will not get cancer because they do not smoke cigarettes, but this is not the only cause of cancer developing in the breast. Anyone can get cancer. Everyone is potentially at risk for developing some form of Cancer (American Cancer Society, 2015).
The American Cancer Society is a volunteer-based organization that is present across the United States. Its main purpose is to raise money and awareness about the severity and prevalence of cancer. Cancer education and research is where most of the focus and monetary donations are used for. The American Cancer Society strives to fulfill their goal of “less cancer and more birthdays” across all generations and populations (ACS Inc., 2011).
Thus, you should donate money and support this foundation because it is one of the top-rated charities in the United States. In any case, this foundation does great things to help people with breast cancer. Contributions to NBCF can help by using the money to provide the mammograms and other programs included in this organization. Financial offerings can help women detect breast cancer and have it treated early. Breast cancer has no cure, but NBCF can allow people to have a chance at life. It would truly help many people if you educated yourself, your friends and your family. Knowledge can mean everything in cancer diagnosis. Given these points, everyone should take action with this disease. Janelle Hail is now living her life as a cancer survivor and giving the gift of life through NBCF to all those who deserve to come out on
No one, no matter how weak or strong, rich or poor, tall or small, is safe from the reach of cancer. Cancer is a dangerous disease killing millions every year without any for sure or easy way to treat it. For years people have tried to raise awareness towards cancer but now that it threatens the lives of so many do people listen and try to help. However even with the help of dozens of different groups and agencies cancer rates continue to grow at an alarming rate. Although we have found ways to treat it we only have theories on how to prevent and stop it. What make cancer so deadly are its Symptoms, commonness, dangerous treatments, the many different areas it can affect, and the cost encored.
...erved by the medical establishment. On May 11 we hope to draw 20,000 people and raise $1 million for the foundation. This is an event that not only educates the community on breast cancer awareness, but also empowers women to survive.
“Cancer affects all of us, whether you’re a daughter, mother, sister, friend, coworker, doctor, or patient” (Aniston). Cancer treatment is a very sore subject, but many people are diagnosed with this disease. However, doctors have ways of finding cancer and treating it. Cancer is a very serious issue that needs to be dealt with in each person who is diagnosed with it. To understand the solution, one has to know the causes, effects, and problems of cancer.
“Race for the Cure” is considered to be the most known and largest breast cancer organization in the United States. When visiting the “Race for the Cure” website, you will notice the pink ribbon. The pictures that are located in the websites shows numerous volunteers wearing pink accessories. The reason for this is that the color pink is considered the color for breast cancer awareness. The Susan G. Komen Foundation handed out pink ribbons to participants and since then, the pink ribbon has been associated with breast cancer. For these reasons, events like “Race for the Run” do contribute to symbolic healing by being associated with the pink ribbon. Just like the yellow ribbon supports our troops, red ribbon supports people who are battling AIDS, the pink ribbon supports breast cancer
Beryl Tsang addresses her political views of breast cancer which she got diagnosed with it eleven years ago. She took up knitting to help her through the trauma of losing her breast. She decided to knit herself a breast, many people commented on how good it looked in the bra. She knitted many for her cancer support group and then decided to make her website www.titbit.ca. As well as her website she realised she could support women with breast cancer through a blog. Beryl has a group of...
Susan G. Komen is a breast cancer awareness and research center looking to end breast cancer forever. Breast cancer is one of the most common type of cancers found in women. The research center holds a “Race for a Cure” run yearly to raise money for breast cancer patients. They not only fund research in the United States, but 17 other countries as well. The Komen research program has made a significant progress that has contributed too many import...
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It is "International Women's Day". Lots of buzz around and about it. The protagonist have their ideas to proclaim and the antagonist have their intentions to play. With all this around I simply think to myself, Why a Women's day? Why do we need to celebrate a day for Women ?