Dec. 3rd, 2009
Following on from my post here: http://gmonkey42.livejournal.com/620720.html
there's an article on Salon with more information about how Breast Cancer Awareness has replaced real feminism in the minds of a lot of people:
http://www.salon.com/mwt/2009/12/02/womens_health/index.html
It also makes the excellent point that needs to be made far more often, that HRT and radiation (like the X-rays used in mammograms!) can actually CAUSE breast cancer. People act like cost is the only factor against mammograms and it's not.
there's an article on Salon with more information about how Breast Cancer Awareness has replaced real feminism in the minds of a lot of people:
http://www.salon.com/mwt/2009/12/02/womens_health/index.html
It also makes the excellent point that needs to be made far more often, that HRT and radiation (like the X-rays used in mammograms!) can actually CAUSE breast cancer. People act like cost is the only factor against mammograms and it's not.