Tag Archive: breast cancer awareness month

Announcing the Breast Cancer Consortium

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Gayle Sulik,  sociologist and author of Pink Ribbon Blues, How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women’s Health has brought together a dynamic group of professionals to form the Breast Cancer Consortium. Announcing the launch… Continue reading

Guest Blog: Pink Intentions

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Today’s guest blog post comes from Katie Ford Hall, author of the Uneasy Pink blog.  As we come to the end of breast cancer awareness month, her post ties in nicely with discussions on… Continue reading

Support Breast Health Day

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As an antidote to this week’s Breast Cancer Isn’t Pink story, here is a breast cancer awareness activity we can all get behind this month (no fundraising involved either!). Breast Health Day takes place today, 15th… Continue reading

Breast cancer ISN’T pink..and other stories

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When I first pinned a pink ribbon on myself, it was October 2004 and I had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I felt that pinning on the pink ribbon was a symbol of… Continue reading

Younger women delay breast check

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Many women who find a lump in their breast delay seeing a doctor because they believe that only women over 50 or those with a family history develop breast cancer, a new study… Continue reading