The last week of September (or as is the case this year, the last two days of September and first five of October) is designated as National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Week. It’s sandwiched right in there between Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This designation came about in 2010 …
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The thing about breast cancer is this: the cancer originates in your breast. This simple fact is one reason why breast cancer is such an easy disease to exploit. October could just as well be called, Breast Awareness Month. Okay, that’s sarcasm, but in sarcasm there is always at least a grain of truth, right? …
Well, we’ve made it through another Breast Cancer Awareness Month. How are you feeling? Actually, I didn’t find it too terribly annoying this year. Of course, I didn’t venture out much into Retail Land. Sometimes it’s a really good thing to be a homebody. I wonder if the fact more people are shopping online has …
For a change of pace, I thought it’d be fun, and hopefully inspiring, to share ten of my favorite breast cancer advocacy quotes. Let me know which one is your favorite, share a different one you love or share some words of wisdom of your own. (You know you have some!) Just comment at the …
Sure, there are likely more than three prongs to Pinktober’s problems, but these three stand out. My discontent with Pinktober (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) is not about the color pink or pink ribbons at all. It goes much deeper than that. I actually love pink. I’ve been writing about this stuff for years now, as …