When you think cancer, do you think pink?

I know several people who have had breast cancer.  The reality is that I too might someday have it. There was a time when I went 'pink crazy' and thought that if there was something pink, it should be bought for the cause. I almost signed up for a 3 day walk with Komen for the Cure last year, until I realized they support and give grants to Planned Parenthood- the most well known place to perform abortions. I am more than happy that I have recently put my donations toward the Colon Cancer Coalition in memory of Don Lodge, and the Dax Locke Foundation (got a nice decal and my friends donated in my name), and will be volunteering next month at an event for neuroblastoma.

For an extremely short period of time Susan G. Komen cut off grants to Planned Parenthood. However, this is still not a charity I would donate to. So I guess the big question is why? Here is my answer:

Breast Cancer is not the only cancer out there. Breast Cancer is not the most common cancer. Breast Cancer is not the most deadly cancer. 

So what is Breast Cancer? Breast Cancer is one of the most funded cancers by the government and American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer is the most popular cancer to receive donations by everyday people like you and me. 

Next time you go shopping, look for items on shelves being sold for cancer. Are they all (or at least mostly) pink? I think this is why for a period of time longer than I care to admit, I forgot that other cancers needed our support or even existed at all.

There is no doubt that money needs to be donated to finding a cure for breast cancer, just like any other disease. However, it is so sad that these other cancers are given the back seat while breast cancer is riding shotgun.... and the American Cancer Society CEO who makes well over $1mil a year, is driving the car. Some 'charity'. I won't even get into details about how Andrew Becker wrote in a public blog that funding for Childhood Cancer is not worth it. What a dick.

I am not saying that Breast Cancer is not deserving of a cure. It definitely is. No one should die from cancer. What I am saying is that we need to realize other cancers deserve our attention too. Everyone was so worked up and then so excited over this whole Komen and Planned Parenthood thing. Would the same be done if the government suddenly decided not to give any more money to childhood cancers, which already receives very little? My guess is that most people wouldn't notice.  Meanwhile, children are relying heavily on their parents to raise funds and awareness for finding a cure and keeping them alive. 

We are so concerned with saving the ta-tas, we have forgotten to save everyone else. Before and after birth. Abortion is murder. Knowing children are dying from cancer and not helping when you can is also murder (Directed at ACS). The next time you want to donate for cancer, don't go the American Cancer Society. The CEO has a big enough salary. Don't run proudly to Susan G. Komen, who has teamed up with ACS and gives a generous amount to a pro-abortion clinic. Instead, find a charity that gives 100% of the donations to cancer research for the specific cancer you feel you want to help. That is the quickest way to find a cure. With over 900,000 dollars a year in salary for the CEO, curing cancer is clearly not the mission of the American Cancer Society. Susan G. Komen would rather give money to an organization that performs murders on a daily basis than use it to find a cure for breast cancer. Where did our society go wrong that we forgot abortion is the murder of a life?

http://www.freewebs.com/rylalove/childhoodcancerfacts.htm