For years now I've felt guilty because I cannot bring myself to donate to the various pink ribbon breast cancer campaigns, despite the fact that my grandmother lost both her breasts to breast cancer. Why? Two reasons. One, because it's all become too commercial for my tastes. Two, because I feel that the research that is funded doesn't look into ALL the possibilities, such as herbs and prevention.
I felt like I was the only one who thought this way... until recently. Several people have told me lately that they feel the same way.
Recently, there have been variations on this theme in the media as well. For example:
On the website www.preventcancer.com they have an article about how the "Chemical Industry Funds Breast Cancer Campaign". It talks about how Zeneca Pharmaceuticals has been a major funder of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, even as it is one of the largest manufacturers of products that contain known carcinogens.
Then there's the article in the Edmonton Journal that says many of the products that promote pink give undisclosed amounts from the sale of their products to breast cancer research, and again many of the products they promote this way contain known carcinogens. The article further points out that little is being done to research ways to prevent breast cancer in the first place.
What do you think?
Do you pink?
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