Saturday, April 28, 2012

What are your opinions of the color pink for Breast Cancer

What are your opinions of the color pink for Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer supporters wear pink, should they change the color to a more neutral color since men also get breast cancer?
Polls & Surveys - 17 Answers
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1 :
Real men wear pink.
2 :
it mostly affects woman so no
3 :
I think pink's fine. Cause pink is like a girl colour!
4 :
It's the thought that counts...
5 :
They should just show a nipple.
6 :
i don't think so. we just had breast cancer day or whatever you would call it at school and everyone wore pink, even the guys. most guys don't mind wearing pink.
7 :
Not exactly sure why pink is the color. I personally think it's nice. My mom had breast cancer and I sometimes wear pink to support her. Especially this month, since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
8 :
i think its a bit sexist. pink for women really? and your right men do get breast cancer... and i bet some of them dont like pink. they should definately change it
9 :
hmmm good point i think they should i mean most men dont wear pink it should be green or mabe not even a color but a symbol that can be any color
10 :
men can wear pink too :)
11 :
No, I don't think so. Pink is for anyone who likes it. I don't know who the fool was who decided blue is for boys and pink is for girls. They need smacked.
12 :
WTF? If they change the color, it shouldn't be for that reason. Pink is cliche of being a female color and for that reason, I don't like it. However, a lot of men wear pink (pink shirts, ties, etc), so I don't think it matters to the ones who have breast cancer, or the ones who don't.
13 :
Does it really matter? Dick head.
14 :
There are only two types of men that wear pink. 1) Brass ballz the size of bowling ballz, or 2) Gayer than a two dollar bill.
15 :
Maybe. This is actually a good point. Pink IS a naturally feminine color. Even though more women get breast cancer, men can get it too.
16 :
wow.... while regular color for cancer is ivory but yea i agree with the 1st answer real men wear pink lol
17 :
Having just finished designing and laying out a special section on Breast Cancer Awareness for a major daily newspaper, I am sick to death of the color pink. Hotpink, shocking pink, brink pink, carnation pink, cherry blossom pink, 100% magenta - I won't design with it ever again. Never, I say.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Does getting pregnant earlier in life reduce the chances of getting breast cancer

Does getting pregnant earlier in life reduce the chances of getting breast cancer?
Has anyone heard something like this or can they provide a link that covers the question? My girlfriend is in a high-percentage group of potential breast cancer victims(history of occurance in her family) and would like to do whatever she can to reduce her risk. She has heard that getting pregnant before 25 or 30 greatly reduces her chances to develop the cancer. I believe the reasoning is that estrogen and hormone levels decrease after getting pregnant for the first time. Does anyone know anything about this?
Women's Health - 2 Answers
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I'm not sure about the age limits - but I do know that women who have a child and breast feed decrease chance of breast cancer by 1/3 -- which may be significant for her - check with AM Cancer Society for info - But that should not be the main reason for having a child - you should want a child and be willing to raise it in a loving, committed relationship -
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_factors_for_breast_cancer_5.asp "Women who have had no children or who had their first child after age 30 have a slightly higher breast cancer risk. Having many pregnancies and becoming pregnant at an early age reduces breast cancer risk." So delaying children until after 30 could make it more likely to get breast cancer. However, potential risk-lowering of breast cancer is really not a good reason to have a child in a hurry. Breast feeding also significantly lowers the risk of breast cancer, the longer you do it the more it lowers the risk. It's recommended to breast feed for at least 2 years. Harriet

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Would it be offensive if a store sold wigs while supporting women with breast cancer

Would it be offensive if a store sold wigs while supporting women with breast cancer?
I want to offer a company a product (in this case wigs) while being corporate sponsors/partners/whatever with a breast cancer association. Do you think it'd offend women with breast cancer, rather than like the selling of the wigs?
Cancer - 1 Answers
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I don't see how it would be offensive. Ironic, yes, but offensive, I doubt it. In fact, it might actually be kind of good, since many women who lose their hair during treatment buy wigs. I mean, if the kind of wigs you are selling are like, silly, Halloween wigs or something, it might be kind of ironic, but no one will really care. The important thing is that you are helping out this nice association. People will focus on that more than the insignificant irony that you sell wigs as well.

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