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The breast cancer researchers at MD Anderson can't even poison someone effectively. I wouldn't have any confidence in them finding a cure.
I get the joke, but they made my cancer history.
It's very frustrating to see all the emphasis on just "being aware." When I was going through chemo, I really hated the commercial for the Avon Walk that said "what if you could help a woman going through breast cancer just by walking..."
I understood what they were trying to get at, but it seemed to trivialize the very difficult fight of chemo and radiation that "a woman going through breast cancer" was doing. Like -oh, a little walk and everything is ok.
By the way, my husband said I was being over sensitive.
From my perspective, I loved that women, seeing my bald head, came up to me with their own stories of survival. So many survivors! I no longer look at that diagnosis of cancer as meaning certain death.
But I hated the fact that they all assumed I had breast cancer - like that's the only kind of cancer a woman can get.
My stance on awareness is this - know that anyone can get cancer at any age. Do NOT neglect well-woman or well-man (Is that what they call them?) checkups. Even if you aren't planning children right now, get your whoo-ha checked out, and follow up on issues - especially if you just "feel" something isn't right. Until a cure is found, early detection is the key to survival.
I'm happy to see the pink, but if you don't mind, I'll sport a teal ribbon too.... September was Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, but I'm aware of it year round.