Screwtober is almost upon us once again...

Shelly,

I agree, too many have lost lives to this terrible disease.  Lost a good friend and classmate in the late 1990's from bc, after only an 8 month battle.  I believe she would have had a fighting chance with the arsenal today, herceptin, tykerb, taxols, taxotere, navelbine, gemzar, etc.  All these have become mainstream in the last 6-10 years.  The protocols in 1987 were vastly different than today, and the diagnostic testing for ER/PR were just beginning to be routine protocol, but could only be done on larger tumors.  In the late 80's we were just starting to look at this growth factor now called herceptin.  

Again, I realize the commercialization of our disease is disturbing to many, but I see it as pressure to provide more funding to research and pharmaceutical companies to get the drugs out on the market.

Thanks for listening.  Got to go to work.  Have a good day everybody!

 Cindy  (Stage IIIa)

well said cla.

something doesn't taste right when a company who makes a billion dollars just suing people for using the words "For the cure" which they own.
If they were so for the cure, they wouldn't be so stingy with their millions and get out of the beds of the government

us cancer patients are commodities to so many corporations from plastic bracelet makers to big pharm.

What would they have if they actually did cure it?

No one to make money from. It's a thought.

it's sick.

Barbe,

I get what you are saying.  I just hate to throw out all the publicity and research money making opportunities to denigrate the cheap commercialization of the cause.  I participate in the legit walks and buy products that do support the cause, and donate to ACS at each grocery trip this month.  This funding can turn this around in our lifetime, and hopefully, other devastating neoplasms as well.  

Take care, have a good day everybody!

Cindy

Cindy: I hope to God almighty that there would be some improvement and not lump women in stages with the same treatment for each stage !!  I do know that Taxotere/taxol has been around a long time and also all the AI's, especially Tamoxifen.  My friend's mother took Tamoxifen in the early 1980's and succumbed to this disease after a second battle with it in 1985.  In my case, the diagnostic imaging in 2009 was not good enough to see a 6 cm tumor, so there needs to be better testing for people with dense tissue like me.  But now the latest is women with fatty breast tissue are just as likely to have their tumors go undetected also.  I give up. 

Ugh, I try not to "buy" in to much of that "shit" (sorry mods) but it truly has become a money making machine for thousands of companies.   Now I am not bashing the ones that ACTUALLY give proceeds to our cause, but the pencils, erasers, candles, blah blah blah totally wear me down.   I plan on wearing BLACK throughout October and am personally dedicated to the SCAR project  wwww.Scarproject.org.  Breast cancer is not a pretty pink ribbon in my eyes, and this photographer David Jay just seems  to "get it".  I applaud those whom can go on with the pink ribbon and it meaning something, it DOES raise awareness, but those who REALLY want to see what BC is like will appreciate the Scarproject.  Please be forwarned the photos are raw and uncensored, but to ME personally it speaks my language.

Take care all,

Sharon 

Weez- Makes you wonder if it is genetically modified! I would be hesitant to eat it, although most foods now adays are. But I bet it looks pretty with all those ears of corn a bright pink!

I just went to the grocery store to pick up tomatoes and saw that they are selling pink lillies wrapped in cellophane with a huge pink ribbon on each bunch. There is also a sign that says: "Breast Cancer Lillies". Aren't lillies associated with funerals and death? Just wondering if I am the only person who finds this strange?

My favorite so far :

the ribbon shaped pretzels with the display that says in a rugged cursive font : CRAVE THE CURE.

 who's that guy that brings ribbon pretzels to a party?? lol.