Want to REALLY raise some awareness for breast cancer? How about posting in your status the fact that men get breast cancer too. While not as prevalent as breast cancer in women, it does happen. Better yet, if you really want to raise some awareness, how about posting the fact that Breast Cancer Month was in October and January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, National Stalking Awareness Month, Thyroid Awareness Month, National Birth Defects Prevention Month, National Glaucoma Awareness Month, National Radon Action Month, National Folic Acid Awareness Week, and I"m sure there are more. How about posting that thyroid problems can be caused by pregnancy and pregnancy induced thyroid problems can be the cause of PostPartum Depression, which (by the way) an estimated 1 million+ women suffer from in silence, not counting the women who do seek help, and which mean, grandparents, and adoptive parents can also get? How about posting that stalking is a dangerous crime that affects 3.4 million adults in the United States each year[1]? How about posting that Cervical cancer is nearly 100 percent preventable, yet according to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 13,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in 2002 and about 4,100 women will die of the disease.[2] Yes, Breast Cancer sucks and is bad juju. Yes, it's more fun to talk about boobies than it is to talk about cervixes. But you know what? All these other diseases and issues deserve just as much attention as Breast Cancer, AND vague status games don't do any good to "raise awareness" of the true facts of breast cancer.
[1]http://www.stalkingawarenessmonth.org/about
[2]http://www.nccc-online.org/health_news/early_detection.html
