BlogHer - pink ribbon - Comments

Thanks for the Tip

GreenGirlyGirl — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:34:03 -0500

Hi...Thanks for letting me know about this foundation. Will keep an eye out for it.

Patty

It was for you!

GreenGirlyGirl — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:31:30 -0500

Hi...It was for you! Would love for you to include the comment on your upcoming blog....the more who know the better.

Let me know what you had in mind for your magazine and I am sure I could contribute something.

Pattyxxx

was it for me? :)

lifeobserver — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:10:21 -0500

Dear GreenGirlyGirl,

Owh, you are SO LUCKY to live in a country that understands women's needs for mammograms. While it's kind of ironic in my country that the Health Minister always encourages women, especially in October, to get mammograms as early as possible, but the cost isn't modified to fit all economic levels.

Btw, when you said "Thanks for sending through your link...a beautiful magazine and very inspiring.", I wonder if that was referred to my PDF magazine I mentioned earlier, Gorgeous Inspirations :) (because if yes, I'd definitely want to get your permission to include the said comment on my blog and upcoming issues of my magazine). Thanks :)

Oh, and I'm preparing a green issue for my quarterly magazine (for the Apr-Jun 09 issue, to be exact). Maybe you're interested to write for the said issue, please let me know, thank you :)

Diar Adhihafsari, www.gorgeousinspirations.com

Re-watching Christina

lilmommythatcould — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:30:08 -0500

Re-watching Christina Applegate's interview with GMA- Christina is starting a fondation that will provide testing for women who are high risk, family history, for Breast Cancer.

~Susan

http://lilmomthatcould.com/

Very Happy!

GreenGirlyGirl — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:22:42 -0500

Thanks for sending through your link...a beautiful magazine and very inspiring.

Pattyxxx

Green Girly Girl www.littlegreenstilettos.blogspot.com

Thanks!

GreenGirlyGirl — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:00:16 -0500

Green Girly Girl www.littlegreenstilettos.blogspot.com

Thanks for your comment! I am new to Blogher and am enjoying meeting all these great women.

Cheers,

Patty

Wearing my pink ribbon as I write

GreenGirlyGirl — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:59:00 -0500

Green Girly Girl www.littlegreenstilettos.blogspot.com

Dear Diar and Lisa,

I am very sorry to hear about your family member... I am sitting here wearing my pink ribbon pin to support women like her. I completely agree that we need to keep supporting the cause and I love the ribbons and braclets because the money goes directly to research and at the same time increases awareness...it is unfortunate that a few companies try to exploit the success of the program.

In Australia (where I am from), I feel very lucky as we have free mammograms for any woman over 45 (and for those at high risk under 45). I just received the all clear last week. Wouldn't it be a great world if women had that access everywhere?

Cheers,

Patty

Mammograms cost, yes, and genetic counseling is $$$$$

Lisa Stone — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:22:50 -0500

Hi Diar,

I've got health insurance now, at 41, but I can confirm that I delayed getting a mammogram at 35 because of how much it would have cost me.

Now I wish I had spent the money, because it turns out breast cancer runs in my family and one family member just spent a shocking $3k on genetic counseling. It wasn't covered by anyone, it's an opt-in she had to pay for herself.

I agree with you -- there is a definite crass opportunism to some of the Pinkification of October. At the same time, I need to share that as I sit here, I'm wearing a pink plastic bracelet in honor of my family member, which my son brought home from a school fundraiser. I'm sure this bracelet's made of something potentially toxic but, truth be told, I love it because it reminds me of what she's struggling with every second -- the discomfort, the fear, the embarrassment, the hope. And it helps me feel a part of what she's going through. And, to your point, I will probably be writing checks to this cause for a looooong time... :)

All good food for thought...thanks.

Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder
Surfette

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Very Insightful

Aryeebebe — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:28:31 -0500

I have always had a problem with organisations that tell you to buy something that costs $5 but will only donate 5 cents of that. The products may have been expensive to produce but they surely can do better than less than 10% of the cost of the product. It is very easy to get caught up in the glamour of 'charity' purchases and I appreciate you bringing up the issue and citing the Yoplait example.

speaking about pink and mammograms

lifeobserver — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:12:25 -0500

Speaking of pink, I design my for-free-download PDF magazine, Gorgeous Inspirations, in pink for its Oct - Dec 08 issue, though the theme is about fun. But it's the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, anyway :) (uh-oh... do you think this is exaggerating or something...?)

Oh btw, talking about this reminds me of mammograms. Mammogram is PRICEY in my country, Indonesia. What about in your country?

Diar Adhihafsari, www.gorgeousinspirations.com

Exactly how I have been feeling!

jennabee25 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:00:15 -0500

Thank you for hitting the nail on the head in this post. It seems like everything has a pink ribbon slapped on it and sold. Batteries? Calculators? Hairbrushes? It's nauseating.

Breasts of Canada

Denise — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:19:19 -0500

Sue is a longtime friend of BlogHer and going through a rough time at the moment. She would be thrilled if you joined the cause. Here is her link: http://www.breastofcanada.ca/

I own her 07 calendar and am so sorry she isn't able to post one for 08 but am hopeful that an 09 calendar will be available. So hopeful.

~Denise
Fast Times @ Homeschool High & Flamingo House Happenings

Breast link

alyssaroyse — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:16:38 -0500

does anyone have a link to the Breast Health Awareness Campaign that Purple Woman mentioned? I'd be happy to blog about it, post a link etc....
___________
Alyssa Royse
JUST CAUSE
make some good news!
www.JustCauseIt.com

What Ever Happened to An Ounce of Prevention...?

Purple Woman — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:30:48 -0500

Thank you for this post. I've been thinking the same sentiment for some time now. Exploitation is the right label. I am sure some good must come from all the charity-based marketing.

In the Pink hysteria, we forget that we can prevent cancer from ever occurring. Yes, I really do believe that. So does Sue Richards, the social entrepreneur who created the Breast Health Awareness Campaign (no color-ribbon associated with it, no corporate deals). This Canuck lass created the Breast of Canada calendar to help her get the word out. She is the first person I met at BlogHer '06.

She needs our help as Ambassadors to her message.

Teri Tith
Creator & Contributing Editor
Purple Women & Friends

Iodine and Breast Cancer Prevention by Jeffrey Dach MD

jeffreydach — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:58:05 -0500

October should also be called Iodine Supplement Awareness Month, since Iodine is the key to breast cancer prevention.

Fibrocystic Breast Disease, the Iodine Deficiency Connection

A good friend of ours just went through an ordeal with breast cancer. The incidence of breast cancer has increased to 1 in 8 women, with 4,000 new cases weekly.

You might ask, could there be a preventive measure which is safe, cheap and widely available that has been overlooked?

The answer is YES , and it’s the essential mineral, Iodine, which was added to table salt in 1924 as part of a national program to prevent Goiter. It turns out that this same Iodine in table salt is the key to breast cancer prevention as proposed by the following list of prestigious doctors:

Guy Abraham, MD, Robert Derry MD PHD, David Brownstein MD, George Flechas MD, Donald Miller, M.D.

Dr. B.A. Eskin published 80 papers over 30 years researching iodine and breast cancer, and he reports that iodine deficiency causes breast cancer and thyroid cancer in humans and animals. Iodine deficiency is also known to cause a pre-cancerous condition called fibrocystic breast disease.

W.R. Ghent published a paper in 1993 which showed iodine supplementation works quite well to reverse and resolve fibrocystic changes of the breast, and this is again the subject of a current clinical study.(Can J Surg. 1993 Oct;36(5):453-60.)

Despite its obvious potential, not much has been done with Iodine treatment over the past 40 years in the United States. Since iodine isn't patentable and is therefore unlikely to be profitable to market, there is no money to fund studies for “FDA approval". However, FDA approval is not required since Iodine is already an additive to table salt at the supermarket.

For more information see my newsletter

http://jeffreydach.com/2007/05/05/jeffreydachdrdachiodine.aspx

Jeffrey Dach MD
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