+280 Why do people concentrate only on breast cancer walkathons/ fund raisers/ charities? The other cancers are just as important, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Oh my god.. I ponder this all the time.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it kills WOMEN

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I have always said that! I mean I know they do stuff for other cancer but 99.99% of the time it's always for breast cancer.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There's a huuuuge walkathon in my city for breast cancer awareness day and everyones going around painting the city pink while barely anything noticable is done for lung/skin/brain/heart cancer or even HIV AIDS this proves it's all done for publicity and not for a meaningful cause :(

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And how do you conclude that...?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The three deadliest cancers, according to an ABC article in 2010, are 1. Lung Cancer 2. Colon and rectal cancer 3. Breast Cancer There's a lot of emphasis on the first, but most people blame it almost entirely on smoking. It isn't always true, but that's kind of how it goes. Nobody wants to talk about the second one. So that leaves the third, which is not only the third deadliest cancer, it's the second most COMMON, (in women, though men get it too) right after skin cancer. Plus it gives people an excuse to talk about boobs, and make puns related to them.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

“If shopping could cure cancer, this would be over by now.” - Angela Wall, spokesperson for Breast Cancer Action San Francisco

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think it's because if it's caught early it's usually easy to treat, but if it's not then it can be very deadly.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Save the boobs.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, my Grandma had breast cancer, so I might have a biased opinion on this.

by Anonymous 12 years ago