When random charities used to call my mother, she’d ask them how much of the money went to the actual cause. Nineteen times out of twenty, they’d either admit, “We’re obligated to tell you that ten percent goes to the cause,” (in which case Mom would reply, “That’s not good enough,” and end the call) or give a curt goodbye and hang up.
@@karaoconnoraliasraidrathat’s why it’s better to donate directly. I never donate to those ones at fast food places or at the grocery store on the self check out because it’s a tax right off for the companies.
@@nitebreak where I’m from at least it’s not actually a tax write off but just something they do to market themselves as charitable and good. They give your money to a charity and market it like they’re the ones giving to charity. Some stores will also donate it to local small charities and usually that’s more likely to actually be helping someone. But yeah, I never donate via stores.
It really is vile, they're such disgusting people. The fact that they think breasts can live on without being attached to a living woman is beyond stupid. Are they just gonna have a bunch of severed breasts in a box? These people need to wake up and realize cancer KILLS people.
Yes! It bother me because sometimes you need to get rid of the boobs to save the person. Does this mean that you stop mattering once the boobs are gone? It's so messed up
So glad you brought up the sexualisation of breast cancer - cancer research isn’t about women keeping their breasts because straight men love them, it’s about people suffering and dying and stopping that from happening
The whole point of marketing is to get people to pay attention. Boobies get more attention than suffering. It's not supporting "objectification", it's capitalizing on it.
Saying things like “save the boobies” is 100% objectifying. Do you know how difficult of a decision it is for women to choose to get a mastectomy- breast removal- BECAUSE there is so much sexual emphasis on breasts??? “Saving” a part of the body and marketing off it because of its sexual attention is making women feel like their breasts are one of their most defining features. To the point they risk their lives to keep them. Marketing something because “it’s already popular” isn’t okay. It’s continuing the cycle of hyper-sexualization and reducing women’s attractiveness and importance down to their physical appearance. Sit down.
Breast cancer awareness fails to find a cure for breast cancer. We are aware, and yet the money going to breast cancer awareness isn't going into finding a cure, better treatment or prevention.
I agree with you. In my town there is a pink fire truck that goes around during the holidays and in October. So many people are aware of it and there’s so much information out there about it, but not much actual research has been done as far as finding a cure or treatment.
@@Murdermagictrickseven then there's no guarantee the funds will be used in that manner, unfortunately. There needs to be public accountability for donations showing how much was received from what organization, what was done with it, and the outcome of what was done with it.
The problem is that we don't fully understand what cancer is or how it functions, so we have been going about things the wrong way around. There are so many different types of cancers and they all function differently from each other. It's not rocket science, it's even more complicated!
Holy shit. So glad you brought up male breast cancer. Breast cancer runs in my family, my grandmother has it rn (thankfully an easily treatable form and she’s doing rly well). My great uncle died from breast cancer. When you tell someone that, they laugh in your face. They don’t even know it can happen, they assume you’re joking. it’s ducked up.
same here. I'm a trans guy and the whole sexualization and association of breast cancer with only women makes it so much harder to deal with the possibility that i might develop it. so many of us have a really hard time getting screened, everything related to breast cancer makes you feel like you dont belong there.
@@theokooistra5856 Literalky yea!! Like I think cancer that begins in breast tissue is rare in amab people but its obviously not impossible. I guess people don’t even understand that men/amab people still have breast tissue
Thank you for highlighting the harmful messaging behind "save the tatas/boobies". We're trying to save the PEOPLE attached to them, not the damn sexualized fatty tissue itself. I love what the lady around the 43 minute mark had to say.
exactly. its so creepy how these people in these fake charities only focus on the fact its boobs and not the fact its a person suffering. finding a cure to breast cancer isnt about keeping creepy men satisfied its about how people shouldnt have to remove part of their body to not die
@@venustrap3030It's good to have breasts while having milk, but formula is just as nourishing for new babies, so I'm still going to stick with, "save the person, not the breast"
men /society likes to sexualise anything female and female related its disgusting instead of saving people cuz of a horrible ilness they somehow twist and pervert it i wonder what they say about ovarian /uterus cancer...oh wait i know ''rather dead than infertile'' remember that and they care only about breast cancer cuz it makes women ''less sexy for men cuz no boob '' and only care cuz 13% people have it so it .... same people are pushing for breast implants to ''be feminine and not flat'' and call breast reduction surgery ''mutilation'' cuz how dare a woman with backpain and not able to fit in clothes wants to be normal SHE HAS TO BE SMEXY FOR MEN
the focus on saving the "boobies" or "tatas" reminds me of nonprofits for endangered animals having to focus ads for fundraising entirely on beloved mammals because amphibians or bugs etc aren't as widely seen as cute even though they're the most important parts of our ecosystems. the body part is seen as more marketable than the person.
The whole idea that the motivation behind preserving species should be "well if they're gone we won't be able to enjoy looking at them anymore" is perverted as fuck.
I don't like using the word hate. It's very severe and incredibly negative. But I can safely say that I HATE people who profit off of fake charities/scams
My father beat breast cancer and he always hated seeing the pink ribbon stuff that said "donate now to save women with breast cancer"... A lot of support groups and even the way hospitals think about care excludes men with breast cancer as well, it's awful.
I can understand why they do that, since statistically men have maybe about a 1% chance of developing breast cancer and it is incredibly uncommon in males. Not to say that they shouldn't be allowed to get free screenings and all the stuff that women get.
I remember getting a weird feeling about it when I was 9-10 years old. Obviously I wouldn’t know the financial dealings, but it struck me as almost “making light” of breast cancer instead of raising awareness and support. On September 5th, 2023, I was diagnosed with bladder cancer, and the treatment process has been hell. I don’t have the words to properly describe how evil someone must be to take advantage of those suffering with conditions like this.
*ALL OF THIS.* I genuinely _hate_ the commercialization of cancer, especially BREAST CANCER. They know people perk up because it involves BREASTS, which is insanity, and all the pink-washing, "fight like a girl," etc. tends to make people forget about men who get it *and,* of course, the *10 million other cancers out there.* I've also never really liked the whole "fighter" image either. Yes, you should push back with all your might because it just might save your life (I have an illness that was terminal and had I just given up & let it wash over me? I'd have been dead several times.) BUT on the other hand: sometimes people don't FEEL like fighting, sometimes people are TIRED. When someone DIES it doesn't mean they didn't _fight_ hard enough... I know I'm venting, but I've seen my mom have cancer 3 times, a friend of mine is on her second bout with ovarian cancer that has now spread all over her body (and she's so young!) and countless others who passed away and I'm just *tired* of it being a marketing ploy. *If all the walks, all the pink stuff, all the slogans, etc. work for you? DO IT.* Do whatever makes YOU feel like you can get through one more day. I'm not mad at the people experiencing it, I'm mad at the people who make a buck off your suffering ❤
For me the breast cancer pink washing marketing kinda shades a condescending treatment to disabled/immunosuppressed/chronically ill people by antagonizing their conditions as if these people were all defective, abnormal, broken, discarded etc people. For me it’s a fashionable way of eugenics
I completely agree, my mother DIED of breast cancer. Every October I see all these recovery stories and people say "look at this woman who beat cancer she really fought, such an inspiration". Like my mother wasn't an inspiration. Like she didn't fight hard enough. Her story doesn't matter because she didn't survive. I hate the fact that breat cancer is so widely "supported" and acknowledged when other cancers are just as common and yet get no attention. It's all grifting and moral grandstanding.
I wince when people try to call me a fighter. All I did was endure. I didn't make any tactical decisions or wtfever that helped save my life - I didn't "kick cancer's ass." I was fortunate enough to have a cancer that was treatable. The fighter image *does* make me bitter about how exactly stage 4 patients are supposed to fit into that dumbass analogy? Are they kamikaze? Or do we just not mention them because their "battle's" outcome is predetermined? I hate that mentality and I especially hate how hard it's pushed within breast cancer awareness. Fight, fight, fight... my insides were melting and I needed a shit ton of weed just to be able to eat. If it was a fight, it'd have been me vs. chemo and it definitely won that shit - I'm still dealing with side effects over 6 years after intravenous treatment and more than 2 years after stopping all chemo meds. It's so, so tiring.
@@tea4nihilists You said it the best. I wish you comfort on this absolutely shitty ~journey~ you didn't ask for. I know a positive attitude is hard (and annoying when people tell you to have one lol) but I hope for your sake there are better days than worse ❤
I’m always grossed out when I see breasts being the star of the cancer awareness show instead of the women they’re attached to. I donated when I was at Spencers not thinking about it and they insisted I take a sticker. So many just being “lol i luv bewbs show me ur bewbs” I just took the Stupid Cancer one. Like yeah, it’s Spencers and I know why I was shopping there, but imagine if someone was handing out “I love pussy” for uterine cancer. Just ick. They are HUMAN BEINGS- not just organs!
Seriously! Those "boobies" people are so vile and disgusting. The fact that they think breasts can survive after being removed is insane. So, are they just gonna have a box of severed breasts? They need to realize that cancer KILLS people.
I’ll never forget when I was a young girl in the early 90s, I discovered a close family friend was diagnosed with breast cancer & ended up with a double mastectomy. I might’ve been 12 or 13& didn’t fully understand the ramifications of what it meant but I remember asking her “how do you still have boobs if they cut them off?” She was so poor that reconstruction & even prosthetics weren’t an option and she had stuffed socks into her bra to as a substitute. Thinking back on that now fills me with a sense of empathy and heartbreaking sorrow for what she was going thru with little to no support from her family or husband.
Forgive yourself, you were just a kid. Also, I wish the lady had felt safe enough explaining the science of it, because there shouldn’t be such shame around it. When I got cancer, I had to go to my husband’s Christmas holiday right after I lost my hair. I lost all of it, and my eyelashes and eyebrows as well. I used fake eyelashes, a wig, and drew on my eyebrows. One of my nieces came up to me and asked about my hair, so I used it as a teaching moment. I told her everything was fake, even my eyelashes. She was amazed. Then her dad (my brother in law) came up and sort of moved her away, and said to me, “You don’t have to talk about that.” In other words, he’d rather his daughter be kept safe from the idea I had a disease and lost my hair. SMH.
Its a shame insurance companies or Medicare doesn't take quality of life issues under consideration by refusing to cover reconstructive surgery. Were I ever diagnosed with breast cancer, Id want to have both breasts removed & reconstructed & not have to hope to win a lottery.
Growing up, I never did like phrases like "I ❤ boobies", "save the tatas", etc. It seemed really gross to word it like that. I'm glad others are realizing how wrong it sounds now.
As a recent breast cancer survivor unfortunately doctors are still dismissive of patients concerns. For example my plastic surgeon kept acting like me wanting to keep my own nipples was the biggest pain the ass to him. Like it wasn't important and I was being ridiculous for asking to keep my own body part. When the oncology plastic surgeon who was a women told me it was fine. If I had 2 men in charge of my mastectomy I probably wouldn't be able to keep my nipples. They also don't think its important to use numbing cream for needle procedures or warmers for stir ups in gynecology. We've come a long way but unfortunately have a long way to go.
@@scootermom1791if op’s nipples were savable, why not keep them? Plastic surgery is used to make you look your best and in this case where a person has gone through a lot I would expect they would want to have at least some normalcy after it all. Again, this is with a plastic surgeon, if it was a general surgeon it would be different. I don’t get your comment.
Thank you for your comment, this really is a powerful story. So sorry you were denied a little normalcy. So glad you had that female doctor as a voice of reason. My grandmother, almost 70 years old when diagnosed was told by her doctors to keep her breasts and made to feel bad when she asked for a double mastectomy. They made her feel like she would be “less woman” without them… why she was sexualized like that is a mystery. She did end up getting reconstruction and loves the reduction. They whole process sounds so insensitive and stigmatized. So sorry you had to go through it all. I hope it improves in the future but sorry you had to experience it now!
@@caitchri2426 no problem, I'm sorry your granny had to deal with that. What I want as a breast cancer survivor is not everyone wearing pink and ribbons. I want better treatment and less stigma from medical professionals and more transparency on the side effects and things to watch out for. Better testing and everything.
My sister is a three time survivor of breast cancer. The years she fought it I will always remember as some of the darkest of our lives. Prior, both our favorite colors were pink. But about two years ago we both began purging our life of the color. After reflecting on why, she said for her it became a trauma reference. Her chemo buddy, who had her exact same prognosis died, she had to re-evaluate her will three times. People eager to support her bought her ribbons, cups, hats, shirts, etc. Effectively drowning her and our lives in pink. Pinkwashing is a thing, and unfortunately the exploitation of breast cancer is all too common. But another rarely discussed side effect is the toxic positivity of breast awareness. We love the “I wore lipstick to my mastectomy” stories. We love buying pink ribbons and doing marathons wearing pink boas, and cowboy hats. But we don’t want to meet the family who is attending the breast cancer annual luncheon without their daughter for the first time because she died a few weeks ago at 28. Or the three year old who stayed up all night crying because his mommy couldn’t hold him. Or the 54 year old that has made the decision to not receive treatment because the cancer is so aggressive, the surgeries and treatment likely won’t work and are equally aggressive. Or the classroom of kids who finished the school year without the teacher because she died of breast cancer. I didn’t imagine these scenarios, they are all stories of different people I know personally and how breast cancer effected their lives. But when my sister finally told me how she really felt about pink it was like a sigh of relief. I said my favorite color now is yellow. She said she didn’t have one. 🙂
I interned for Susan G Komen’s when I was in my social work masters program. 90% of the “social work” was cold calling for donations. I left there with a totally different mindset regarding those types of organizations
I was looking for a 5k or similar race in the upcoming weeks as I’ve been trying a couch to 5k plan. While I did see that there will be sign-ups outside the store I work at for a Susan G. Komen race, with what I’ve heard about the organization, I didn’t want to do that one (the sign-ups are early next month). I had originally wanted to do the Turkey Trot my town usually has except…I haven’t heard or seen anything about it this year (figures they wouldn’t do it when I finally hope to participate). I wound up finding another Thanksgiving race to sign up for and the proceeds go to a High school track team.
I used to audit charitable organizations and it's very common to see them horribly run and with almost no real focus on the problem. It's very discouraging.
@@jeffa847 that’s really sad. In your experience what’s the best way to help people in need? I feel weird about donating to large charities. I like to give direct to people when possible or to local food banks. But also when my fiancé had cancer he and I directly benefitted from big charities (especially macmillan, they had free counselling and financial support) so I know they do do some good so idk what’s the best way to give back
i remember one of my teachers nearly dying of breast cancer despite intense chemo, and i never understood why we couldn't do anything more than wear pink and donate money. i wish these movements could be more personal and encourage us to build support systems for people fighting any kind of illness.
A wonderful small charity in my country trained people to do bedside calls for people in recovert and gave them little pillows for under the armpit to relieve pain, taught them stretch exercises to help recover, gave them bra fillers sized to fit, kept them company, and gave them gift baskets and flowers. It's 15 years later, my gran still remembers the name of the lady assigned to her.
My mom’s mom died very young from breast cancer and my mom was so offended by a “save the tatas” sticker on a car. She said, “it wasn’t tatas, it was my mom.” National charities like this, huge ones, rarely gives money for research or whatever they claim to support. Millions, instead, is used for events and to pay the higher ups 6 and 7 figure salaries. Just look at what was revealed about the ASPCA. Same type of thing.
I remember when I first saw a “save the boobies” or something like that it was on a bracelet and when I found out what it was for I was immediately grossed out because of how objectifying it felt. I was only in high school and I didn’t have access to a lot of the information I know now about this kind of stuff but I just knew I did not like it at all. My dad had prostate cancer when I was a kid and I could never imagine an awareness campaign for that being treated in such a dehumanizing way although eventually I did see some questionable stuff for testicular cancer but never anything as in your face and pervasive as breast cancer. And despite all this talk about awareness I was actually way, way older when I finally found out most women end up having mastectomies which made the campaigns seem even more like cash grabs. This was such a great video though I loved learning about the history of awareness. It feels like in a way it’s coming full circle. At first women had to fight to get awareness and now women are fighting to reclaim it from the men and corporations using it for profit.
Another thing that makes me mad is that some diseases are “sexy” and others are not. Anybody ever seen a billboard about mental illnesses? Any walks for loved ones who lost a family member to suicide? Depression is a disease of the brain. Schizophrenia is a disease of the brain. Our society still shames mental illness
Agreed. Why aren't there ADHD marathons or a Colorblind month? Why isn't there a single lupus awareness billboard? Where are the insomnia awareness bracelets? What about paraplegic awareness? There are so many people being ignored.
My mum had breast cancer. Double mastectomy, two kinds of chemo and radiation. During chemo she had to be hospitalised several times due to high fever. She lost her hair, her nails and skin were damaged and she endured so much pain, even the weight of the blanket on her bed was too much. She’s been in remission for 8 years and is perfectly well now, but she HATES breast cancer “awareness” campaigns. The sexualisation of it and the “pink washing” is a complete denial of the ugliness and brutality of the disease. As many said “don’t save the boobies, save the people.” She also hates head-shaving fundraisers but that’s another topic.
@@oooh19 Nails are keratin. Same material as hair. Chemo attacks them the way it attacks nails. Chemo also attacks white blood cells and the immune system which can also affect the skin.
@@oooh19Chemotherapy, while it kills the cancer cells, also damages the healthy cells in our body resulting in hair loss, nails damage, loss of muscle mass, and neuropathy. To name a few. They saved my life, but harsh stuff those chemo drugs are.
Same here. My mom is always amazed at how other women shaved their head with a few tears and then had 'loads of fun looking at the wigs' and they almost put benny hill music under it. My mom was crying, my dad was crying, she was shaving her head at home. We couldn't speak out loud for a year or two, at home, out of fear of waking her and disturbing her peace, she needed to rest a lot (and me, my dad and my sister have ADHD and autism so being quiet was very difficult.) When I see movies about it, they beautify it so much. A wonderful-looking woman that loses her hair and gets skinnier and smiles throughout, walking around in flowerbeds and cheerfully 'seizes the day' and whatever.
There are so many people who aren't fully aware how tragic breast cancer is. I am currently getting my biology degree and my professor teching my class about the biology of cancer did lots of research for breats cancer. Honestly, his whole class is an eye opener and made me aware that the general public doesn't know that much about cancer, especially breast cancer. 2 years ago I learned about how some charities for breast cancer are not really charities. I haven't heard of this one, only heard about how Susan Komen one was a bit crappy. Also, I am usually a lurker but your videos are great!
Good Luck on your Bio degree! Yeah, scam charities really are the worst. If half of them donated even a fraction of a percentage of the money they rake in with their misogynistic little slogans, my lab wouldn't be scrambling for grant money
neither do the professors or doctors , they have been "studying it my entire life(70 years) and still no cure, they just keep making money off studying and managing it, see a pattern yet?
I always feel wrong for saying “no” when I’m checking out of a store, they ask if I’d like to donate to a charity. It makes me terribly uncomfortable not knowing where donations go. If you’d like to donate and make sure your money is going to a real charity, do your research.
From now on, you can reply; 'I donate to specific causes, thankyou' and you (pretend/tell them) that you have chosen your own causes. I sometimes donate, mostly not, but I am currently gathering money by selling cards/crafts for the refugeecentre nearby. There is a cause called 'Childrensdream' and they (genuinely) help dying kids to make their wishes come true and it sounds like a good cause. But the wishes of those kids, with all due respect, are just stupid. They fill bathtubs with candy or dress up the neighbourhood with unicornflags and get an overly-expensive coach for her to sit in, while a waiter brings her food etc. I'm not saying that they shouldn't, I am just saying they don't cut costs at all (renting a bright pink coach as if a normal white one would be weird) and it all costs tóns of money. And they keep needing more money, to fulfill more wishes for those kids. I know it sounds weird and salty and I've worked with kids, so it's not like I don't grant them the enjoyment of it all. But the boombastic money-throwing makes me feel weird. The idea of me donating 4 euro's to kids with cancer and together with about 50 people doing the same, it will be spend on a véry expensive pink carpet to roll out in front of her coach... I just feel like you could've purchased colouring-books and made a whole hospital of kids happy with that same money. It's not about flabbergasting them one last time, you can do that in a much more calming way, as not to overwhelm them. There's also often sponsorships, so the mascot of the park they visit will be in the pictures..it's all businessopportunities. I don't donate to it.
Yeah, I always say something like: "I prefer to choose where to give money myself." Or "I already have charities I support that I've had time to research." That way I can remind myself that what I'm doing is responsible, not callous. Don't give into the corporate pressure to give to whatever organization some marketing executive chose so some grocery store can take credit for your donation. You'll do a lot more good buying groceries for a homeless person, or donating $5 a month to a charity you personally vetted.
Also, remind yourself that the cashier doesn't care either way. They're probably busy thinking of something else. Not even their manager cares. These decisions are made way higher up the chain and they don't care what they're "fundraising" for either. They just care about their write offs.
As a biomedical scientist, I find that most medical charity is kinda iffy. The best thing that can happen to cancer research is better funding through government entities. Because government funding is competitive and compates different propsals seriously, to avoid wasting money. Charity boards often lack the scientific knowledge to seriously evaluate funding requests. Also, the public seriously underestimate how far a donation can go in research. Donating 10k to reasearch will barely do anything even though it's a lot of money. And even worse if it goes to useless research. The only exception is maybe charity for research for ultra-rare diseases. Diseases that are maybe only studied by one or two research labs in the whole world. These labs will struggle to get public funding, because it's not actually "worth it" to put so much money into it (if we analyse things very coldly), so charity can do a lot here.
I’ve got a really rare cancer and I had a doctor say he saw more people like me at the hospital I go to than he did in all the other hospitals he worked in. “Of course, we study your cancer here so that’s why we have so many here like you.” I told him I was really grateful. I felt like had there not been a study on it in Nashville and in Texas, I’d be dead. I expected to be dead in two or three years. I have managed to hang on, though. They know what they are doing now, and ironing out the wrinkles. I may not benefit as much from it as my children, but I am happy to have been a part of studies into my particular cancer.
I'm glad you brought up the biological men can infact get breast cancer! All people have some form of breast tissue and can therefore develope this cancer. It's my favorite unfun fact to mention to spread awareness to men and their family members. And I do so in a serious way, not a mocking way. Have gotten in literal arguements with people over this because it's seen the same as ovarian, uterine, prostate or testicular cancer which are all sex specific. While it is much rarer for a man to get breast cancer than a woman, the likelihood of it being fatal for a man is extremely high if you look at the numbers. This is not because they are more prone to more aggressive forms of breast cancer than females. The data suggests by the time a man goes to a doctor with these concerns, it's for very late stage symptoms such as discharge from the nipple or a scalely, hard spot. And even then there a lot of reluctance and shame. By the time these symptoms appear however it is likely already too late for much treatment to help. And who can blame them? No one teaches the men to look for the earlier signs of cancer there such as lumps or changes and "man boobs" are a very mocked subject. Even girls don't know men can get it. I have told many mothers to please look out for their boys too. It's just a completely preventable outcome and given all the research and publicity breast cancer gets, this should be so much more well known and destigmatized. This is not a sex specific cancer!
It's truly a shame. Public education could really help with this. After what was done to men with the prostate (PSA) scam, I can understand men's hesitation with cancer screening.
The saddest part about male breast cancer is that not all of the medications work as well for men, and we REALLY need more funding for more research. The problem then becomes two fold: 1) There are few enough men with this cancer that it's hard to study and just keep asking them to try all of these experimental treatments inorder to get any meaningful results at all, and 2) it's unpopular at this juncture to start publicly getting loud over men getting breast cancer. The optics are awful; someone is very likely to turn it political and accuse men of trying to co-opt this very feminine disease. I don't want to see that happen, but I want men to survive because I love the men in my life. Next up - how men are told to deal with known cases of prostate cancer until it becomes "a problem," and no one's talking about it.
It's definitely not gender specific. Anyone can get it. I'm sad to hear that men don't often report lumps in their breast/chest area until it's us too late. If I were married, I would definitely encourage my husband to have any lump checked out no matter where it was. I hope this is an issue that will be brought up more often in the future!
😂😂 oh, oh!! Better add the men too because they will feel left out and its all about them too!!! Wahhhhh baby needs their diaper changed. We didn't need a storybook about men having breast cancer too. Thats all you could have said.
@LmBaynham Are you okay? What kind of strange one way competition are you in with men and long posts? The men aren't crying for treatment and attention, that's half the problem here! I'm just speaking up because I'm a biologist. Long tangents about lesser known medical facts that the public should know about is kind of my job. If I can prevent some avoidable tragedies by speaking up on something I've studied for years and have devoted my life to, I'm going to do it. I'd be a failure of a scientist and a genuinly terrible person if I just sat on this kind of information. Regardless, Hope you have a nice day.
I was a nurse for 13 years and I just want to say, your research and thoroughness is on point. When I first saw a video on your channel, I was like "Damn this girl knows what she is talking about. Then I knew you were a patient and had a real understanding of medicine (I won't say in public how I figured that out due to privacy) But I wish that more patients did the kind of research you do to not only know what they have but on other medical condition and the rights they have. There are doctors who do use their big words to trick and confuse patients and because they blindly trust doctors, they don't ask questions. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND FIGHT LIKE HELL!
it is undeniable that an increase in breast cancer awareness has helped increase the survival rates of many women increase over the years. One of those women happens to be me. Radical mastectomy were brutal back then. My grandmother got one when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. With all of the advancements that have happened in the last 50 years, I was offered the nipple sparing mastectomy, which was pretty easy to recover from given the circumstances. And that way, I'm very grateful for breast cancer awareness in the amount of money that has been put forward. I am active on the breast, cancer, subreddit and it's interesting when we speak about survival rates and how HER2+ used to be a death sentence, but now we have immunotherapy and Herceptin, which has increased survival for triple positive breast cancer.
Anytime something is made pink, it’s therefore made “for women”, and immediately sets off a red flag for me to question it. Every sector of medicine and wellness has this going on, and it always seems to come back to a way of marketing for more money. Anytime you can create fervor with a specific audience you are able to target wallets more likely to spend big for it. This method is done in every part of our American culture.
Yeah lots of people have been leaning heavily into the stereotypes lately, including healthcare professionals, or those who claim to be socially progressive. Sucks.
Same with baby blankets. Pink baby blankets are disgusting and infuriate me. It's like they never consider anyone else's feelings or sensibilities or what kind of stress they're causing. It should legally be considered harassment to donate pink baby blankets.
My husband calls it The cancer of the month club. Every store has the donation beggers. When you look up the information, 70% of the profits go to administrative costs. The other 30% gets wittled down and eventually around 5% goes to a charity.
I understand the feelings you had. My mother had Ovarian cancer when this "boobies rock" campaign was going on. It absolutely sickened me. The sexualization of cancer and how flippantly people spoke about it. How people flaunted their support for social points. And I looked into it then and found how corrupt the campaign was, but had to watch as people slapped those ribbons on their cars or their facebook pages. Companies would paint any product pink they wanted to sell. Sigh. I wanted to show my support for my mother and help any other suffering from cancer of any kind. But I couldn't trust any company at this point. These people took advantage of others with empathy.
My dad is a (now retired) Hem-pathologist. I grew up with conversations about blood cancers and blood diseases (specifically leukemia) have always been a part of my life. I didn’t know that September was blood cancer awareness month, but now that I know I’ll be celebrating it going forward. Btw I love you’re content ❤❤❤
my grandma's husband got diagnosed with cancer this week it seems like he'll be fine, but my grandma lost her last husband to pancreatic cancer and I know this is probably really hard on both of them
OMG I had a teacher in middle school who had breast cancer and I remember to show support a lot of the boys that had her wore "I Love Boobies" wristbands, myself included. I had no idea that's wild!
All those charitable organizations are scams. When I have extra money that I can afford to donate, I give it to someone I know personally that needs help.
I am very glad that you brought up the fact that men can get breast cancer too. I heard about one man who was rejected from a breast cancer support group because he wasn’t a woman. The same thing goes for transgender or gender non conforming people who have breasts. If they don’t identify as women, that label should not be forced upon them because they have a cancer that is more prevalent in females. I think that what we need to bring actual awareness to is the fact that anyone of any gender can get breast cancer and that their experiences are just as valid and worthy of attention.
@@eileencalder2804 You’re right, biology is relevent to this. All people regardless of sex can get breast cancer. Males still have a small amount of breast tissue (that’s why they don’t have concave looking chests) which still has the potential to become cancerous, albeit a much lower chance. That’s why the fact that the breast cancer support group who excluded that man were in fact denying scientific truth and that man’s experience. Also, gender identity is also scientifically proven to exist. Transgender people’s brains are wired closer to those of their gender identity rather than their biological sex. There are plenty of sources that back that claim, including Scishow here on UA-cam.
I remember seeing the "I Love Boobies" bracelets everywhere (different company I know) and always thought they were tacky. Like I get it but to reduce a women's health issue to men being sad they can't gawk at and feel up some tiddies is a really weird way to raise awareness.
I wish there was some other form of breast cancer awareness raising. The pink seems tainted, since it was a way to get around the peach ribbons being used by a real woman and not a corporation.
I 100 percent love this video. I can't tell you how akward it is for me when I see people running around with 'save the tatas' shirts on, then talking personally to women who have had a single or double mastectomy and are now struggling with mental health. What about those who don't have the tatas? Are you still saving them?
When I saw 'save the tata's' I genuienly for a moment thought it was about the Dutch. Suriname-people call us (Dutch) people tata, which means potatoes. It's a bit of an insult. But I'm fine with it, I am a cute potato. Either way, Tatas here means Dutchies, but in an insulting way. I have no problem with us being saved. But the sexualisation of breasts in this instance is insulting.
😢 omg i JUST remembered i did fall for this because Im a lesbian, and i bought a rubber wrist band saying "I ❤ Boobies". And i had NO idea it was for breast cancer. I dont remember how i got it but i literally had no idea this was going to a fraudulent company for breast cancer. I was around very early 20s when this happened.
I've always wondered why there's so little cervical cancer awareness when awareness would reduce cases because it's one of the few cancers that can be prevented with a vaccine
I’m in the middle of getting the HPV vaccine now. I’m 37 and never got it when it was new. I’m also an older virgin so my risk of HPV is still low, and with the age cut-off now being 45 for the vaccine (although not everyone 27-45 would benefit), I figured it might be good to get it. I had a nurse suggest it.
Same issue with other gynecological cancers like uterine or ovarian cancer. I did a bit of research on ovarian cancer a while back and its one of those with good chances of treatment earlier that quickly plummet with later stages. Its the most deadly gynecological cancer if one of the rarest ones with very ambiguous and mild symptoms at first and there isnt even a quality screening test for it. But it's not sexy so it gets little traction. Its probably the case for many other cancers
I figured it’s better late than never to try getting the HPV vaccine at 26 since I had rejected it at 16 (convinced I would be a permanent virgin). Fortunately my first partner had gotten it the first year it was made available for boys and I’ve still had very little exposure risk.
oh jfc.... yea going thru chemo during breast cancer awareness month was a special type of.... mm. I wasn't in the States for treatment (because my entire family would have gone broke), so instead of being smacked with it in public spaces, I was constantly bombarded by well-meaning messages and tags in awareness posts. like, way more than I would have been if I'd been back home lol
I love the way that you add news clips, etc at the beginning of your videos, because it shows some real-world context that opens up the topic in a really great way! I’ve heard a bit about “pinkwashing” and how it’s all a big show, but wow…I knew nothing about how cancer as a whole was shunned as a topic of discussion. It all plays into something that I see all the time with serious/chronic diseases: “the see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” complex. It’s frustrating and offensive. This is so educational and an it’s important part of history that more people should learn about!
I found you recently and binged all of your videos while going on my hot girl walks and you’re reaching the top of my ranks super quickly, I love your content and who you are so much!
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer one year ago. If ever there needed to be awareness of a specific cancer then that is the case here… but I am digressing somewhat. Before my diagnosis I would think about Breast Cancer Awareness from time to time. There was definitely a need for it. But it seemed to be that the Awareness was an end in itself, when to me it seemed that we need to be not just becoming aware of it but raising funds for research. I know quite a few people who “ virtue signal” with the ribbon/ bracelet du jour. like when children go missing and complete strangers in a totally different part of the country start wearing bands and ribbons in support. Not , it seemed to me, so that they can be aware in the unlikely case that they spotted a kidnapped child, but to show what “ good” people they are. ( I realise I seem jaded and cynical!). It feels like this with the cancer Awareness. When I was teaching , one of my colleagues was doing a “ cancer walk”. Se became a celebrity in the school, every day she would tell us of her “ training schedule” before the actual Walk. It snowballed and two members of staff bought a huge bouquet of flowers to give her after she completed the short walk. How she glowed. Then all hell broke loose, as someone commented that instead of buying this woman the flowers, surely the money should have gone to the fundraiser……. I can’t be sad that cancer is out of the closet and not the shameful disease it once was,Well, I think there are exceptions- perhaps we need to do Awareness that men too can get breast cancer, albeit rarely. As said, the Brand of breast cancer is lucrative.
So, I just found out two days ago that my aunt has breast cancer, she is stage 2 and can still recover. She's getting her hair shaved today, she's been in quemo for 3 months already and no one knew except her and her closest relatives (husband, her daughters and son). People making profit out of an actual illness that is almost incurable in some cases, hate it.
When i went for my double mastectomy at 39, I said please don't leave me with dog ears and the surgeon said lets just worry about getting the cancer out. Worry about the rest later. Sure enough i had huge dog ears causing lymphedema for the rest of my life. My surgeon was overseeing 3 different surgeries at Barnes this "great" breast cancer hospital. It was and has been horrible every day since.
I was told a few months ago that I am at a higher risk of breast cancer and I go to see a specialist next month. I also lost my best friend to breast cancer. I designed a shirt for breast cancer awareness, but I didn't want to sell it because I didn't want anyone to think it was from any sort of charity. It was just for me.
I thought of that almost immediately. Thankfully it does seem that Autism Speaks gets some backlash and actual autism acceptance is being pushed by #RedInstead.
I just found your channel today. My father was one of the people on the task force who investigated the Therac-25 Radiation Oncology devices, after preventable software errors caused fatal malfunctions in the radiation delivery system and killed several cancer patients. Later on, my dad became the administrator for a radiation oncology department. He is probably the most knowledgeable man I know in person regarding radiation therapy. He and I both agree with you: slogans like "Save the (insert derogatory word for breasts)" aren't funny or clever. We're not amused or impressed. As such, I'm very happy I found your channel, and I find your content fascinating, and you deliver it very eloquently. Thank you for your advocacy for cancer patients and survivors and for not tolerating the capitalization and sexualization of a deadly disease.
the assumption and pressure to get some sort of reconstructive surgery or at least a nipple tattoo post-mastectomy/lumpectomy is automatic. Reconstruction estimates were included in my one consultation with my initial American oncology team despite my never bringing it up or even confirming I was getting a mastectomy.
Petal, you are my hero. I had breast cancer in 2020 and knew none of this even existed. In high schools our teens were wearing the save the boobies wrist bands and the school administration allowed it. Information on this needs to be spread.
I work in cancer research (specifically in GI oncology) and you hit all the points I’m always frustrated about for cancer research, marketing, and especially everything about breast cancer (and especially that dudes get it too!!!). ❤❤❤ (Loving your content so much, btw.)
This! I'm also personally really annoyed with how everything turns pink in October, yet other cancer types (regardless of which gender or age it affects more) doesn't get anywhere near as much awareness or funding! As much as I don't like children (they're my main sensory overload trigger), I still wish no ill on children and I'd rather see this amount of awareness and fundraising happening for childhood cancer (which does involve many types of cancer). I'd also want to see more awareness for prostate cancer (thankfully there's some now in November here in Sweden, but nowhere near as much as the pink stuff in October) as it's often caught way too late due to lack of screening. I'd also like to see more awareness for leukemia as it's a cancer that affects all genders and ages. Another thing bothering me about pink October is that there's a lack of awareness for breast cancer in men! And yes, men can get breast cancer as well even though it's less common.
my mom had ovarian cancer all my childhood which is a teal ribbon, our school also had a volleyball coach pass away from it so during September seeing the teal ribbons around made me feel so seen because well yes breast cancer is horrible its talked about and recognized in media the most. its comforting when u see one of the more niche ribbons that you can relate with out in public
medical crimes and malpractice are an incredibly important issue that so many people just don’t know about. Your work is important journalism, and I hope you never let big companies, corporations, or rich doctors scare you out of sharing this important information. Healthcare needs a checkup here in America.
I worked in cancer research for a number of years and now directly work in healthcare. I am very selective about where I donate and I can say I stay away from ANYTHING with a pink ribbon.
When I clicked on this I was expecting it to be about how the SGK foundation was found to spend most of their raised money on publicity/advertising, and very little on breast cancer research or directly helping people with cancer. (They’ve also sued other cancer charities for using “____ for the cure” (which they have trademarked), ribbons, and even THE COLOR PINK in their fundraising.) But the “Boobies Rock” saga was an unexpected wild ride. Great video! One minor correction- subpoena is actually pronounced suh-PEE-nuh. It’s an uncommon word with a weird non-phonetic spelling so I get the mistake. :> My mom’s job involves testifying as an expert witness in workers comp/personal injury/alimony court cases so I get to hear the word all the time lol
It’s definitely a difficult thing for phonetics. I only was able to figure it out because of having learned so many Greek roots from being a dinosaur-obsessed child.
Audre Lorde's Cancer Journals are so, so powerful. I'd really recommend reading them--they're such a good dive in to the bizarre expectations and silence encouraged by breast prosthesis
I’m so glad I found your channel. Not all cancer is pink!!! I have CML, chronic myeloid leukemia myself. I rock orange all September and every day for myself and good people like you! Love your channel and I look forward to watching you grow!!! Stay safe, stay beautiful!🧡🧡🧡
I have read shareholder reports from pharmaceutical companies that talk about the “boom in the breast cancer drug market” meaning they’re getting big returns off of people with breast cancer. It’s SICK reading people congratulating themselves over suffering and death.
Thanks for the video! I've loved all of your stuff so far. My mom died about two years ago from metastatic breast cancer, and this type of thing always bugged her. Breast cancer awareness might have been useful back in the days when you couldn't say the word "breast" on TV, but it has clearly gotten way out of hand.
I knew a lot about pink washing but never knew the origins of the pink ribbon and breast cancer activism. It blows my mind to see how recent it is for patients to advocate for themselves and critcize the insensitive ways doctors were treating them. Also wild that people wouldn’t even say cancer and how recent it is to actually talk about it, in public. Also thank you for bringing up the sexualization of breasts when used for breast cancer awareness. It's annoying to be objectified, even if it's just to bring "awareness" to finding a cure. Amazing work and research on this video! I'm so glad the algorithm blessed me with your videos.
A family friend who was a nurse once told a harrowing story about a colleague who was found to have late stage breast cancer during a routine checkup, so bad that it was visible on the outside. She was hiding it from everyone even though she knew she was likely going to die from it. Pinkwashing doesn’t wash away the stigma
A colleague... so another nurse? If so, that is especially unfortunate, if medical professionals are affected by the stigma too that they would refuse treatment...
The glamorization and sexualization of breast cancer always rubbed me the wrong way. It also forces a comparison of other cancers found in reproductive organs. I survived metastatic ovarian cancer, but I almost didn’t. And it was always brushed aside as an “easy” cancer. “Just remove your ovaries and you’re fine” And honestly I felt dismissed because I didn’t have the *right kind of cancer*. The sexy kind, as I was told.
As I mentioned somewhere else in the comments, when my mom first started treatments for ovarian cancer, she was really disappointed to find that hospitals often offered special programs and privileges for breast cancer patients. Apparently her ovarian cancer wasn't fashionable/important? enough.
I find it super telling that there aren't shirts that say "I heart balls" for testicular cancer, or even really anything about it, its much more telling about how society treats women
its funny how disgusting they act yet they want to steer the focus of everything on them, men are disgusting, theres objectively something evil about cis men
and if we had an "i heart balls" bracelet or a "peckers" restaurant, men everywhere would be so disgusted you'd think they just watched someone eat their own shit. you wouldn't be able to scroll through instagram or turn your tv on without seeing men screaming about how disgusting and objectifying or "gay" it is because god forbid someone treats them the way they treat women
I’ve really enjoyed your content and I’m so glad you popped up. My sister who is 27 just got the all clear from her battle with cancer and the shady business around it is scary. The amount of people who are taking the easy ability for a cash grab is awful but I feel like we have created it. We don’t question anything because we all know someone who has battled or potentially passed from some kind of cancer and know the horror of it. I know just giving etc put in a clause where you can get your money back if it’s found fraudulent but how many of these are going undetected when someone isn’t going to local media or more and setting up some kind of personal giving page where they get a couple of thousand here and there? I think there is more of a chance of this in America where you have to pay in some way for treatment where as we have the NHS in the UK but either way I think this will cause a knock on effect for those who could truly need help.
Honestly, I cannot... CANNOT... even wrap my mind around no full cancer care. Like WHAT Edit: btw I heard that Susan G. Koman has turned into a scam too 😢
Thanks, Good to know. As I researched breast cancer, I found some interesting info. Example, Lumps and bumps aren’t always the norm for breast cancer. It could be a rash near the breast or mottled skin with blue or red. Or blue veins that are prominent near the breast/s.
I’m just absolutely stunned not only by your intelligence and diligence in researching and conveying your information. I’m almost 50, and while I think I’m pretty smart and pretty good at writing and such, your ability at such a young age just astounds me. I hope you know how amazing you are and how very much I admire you. ♥️
I used to belong to a Jeep club that wanted to partner with a breast cancer foundation to put on a Jeep crawl. We partnered with Susan G. Komen. They were sure to stock us up with any junk you can imagine with their name plastered on it. For "prizes" we were told. We raised over $500 for what we thought was a good cause. But when we inquired as to how the funds will be used, you would've thought they moved to Pluto. Did our research after that. It really sucked to feel like you were a part of something good only to realize it was a scam. If our emotions can have a price tag, scam charities, "awareness campaigns", and corporate America's greed are the price tag.
I have a complex cyst in my breast that has gotten very concerning and I have an appointment with a breast surgeon soon to discuss the possibility of cancer. I’m 21 so it’s definitely a scary thought to be so sick so young. Hearing all the stories of survivors has made me feel much better. Even if worst case scenario I do have malignancy, this is something that can be fought.
My introduction to breast cancer was an episode of All In the Family. Edith in the middle of a “normal” conversation admits to her adult daughter Gloria “I found a lump in my breast.” The episode addresses the stress and worry of a cancer scare but this being the early-mid 70s it was a big deal to showcase on prime time TV, even for a show that did this on the regular. Excellent video, I’m glad I found your channel!
As a kid, I would only let my parents by Yoplait with the pink lid and saved and washed every one. There was a commercial for it, if I remember right. Eventually I sent them out, feeling proud I was doing my small part for saving women and helping with cancer. I was devastated as a teen to find an article outlining how the kids were basically a scam. I had my family give hundreds if not thousands to a yogurt company for only a couple dollars donated to cancer research that likely wouldn’t even be used for research. Devastating is an understatement, I felt beyond stupid for falling for it.
This was a very interesting topic, your videos are always so well researched and gives the victims dignity and respect. I would LOVE a part 2 possibly in the future! Thanks again for a fascinating video
Uh, "awareness" encourages annual mammogram after a certain age - which increases the risk by 10% for each round of squishing (micro-tearing) and irradiating that tender tissue. C'mon, Korman, do better. Perhaps develop a specific U/S tech. Great vid, btw!
I'm in agreement. I'm so tiny, I've barely got a pinch. Had one years ago, not needed for me. They're relentless! I've told them, "I have no mams to gram, ma'am"! I was horrified to learn an acquaintance had a benign mass removed and let them install a "charm" in the spot "for easier follow up". Like WTF 😒
Yep, me too . I’m also a member of the “itty bitties” . I do t have enough tissue be pit on thosemglassmplates and “squeezed flat” The tech was trying to force the sin and tissue of my chest and ribs onto the plate just to get something on there! . I walked out of my last Mammagram . I have fibromyalgia, and a very low threshold for pain. This tech was literally manhandling me, I even had bruises the next day. I refuse to go back and I’m having an argument wirh my OBGYN now about this. I’m 59 and they want me to get a mammogram every year now. One doctor told me that an ultrasound breast exam could be done instead of a mammogram . My OBGYN said “ you can’t see the same things wieh an ultrasound as you can wirh the mammogram. So I prefer my patients get a mammogram.” And this is after I told her of my issues wirh mammograms. I didn’t realize that mammograms could actually cause harm, not just be extremely painful.
As someone who lives every day with the fear of one day getting a breast cancer diagnosis, being that one of my breast has continually created tumors that are "benign for now, no need to get them out", pinktober just makes me so upset to see. I found my first tumor on November 1st, 2021. October was over. All the support and awareness was now irrelevant the second the clock hits midnight and had to struggle 2 years to get it removed after hearing from a lot of doctors that they wouldn't forward me to getting it removed and that "maybe I could try having kids instead. Breastfeeding helps prevent it. Unless you are in the most advanced stages of breast cancer we will not help you." I get regular ultrasounds and all I get is shrugs and recommendations to take vitamins or something, figure it out. It's incredible how misogyny plays into it too. Men don't get it (we'll act like they never do) so there's no rush to really look into it.
I like how you brought up that the other awareness months for different types of cancer don't get much (if any) attention. It's true! I didn't know that blood cancers even had an awareness month. I only knew about testicular cancer awareness month (mostly because of the memes like No Shave November TBH), and of course breast cancer awareness month. And you're right, it's super weird that those two, especially breast cancer awareness, are centered mainly around the sexuality of the affected body part. Like you said, you don't see that with any other type of cancer.
My brother died from childhood brain cancer, the number one killer of young people in cancer- and my parents advocated for the sham of breast cancer awareness.
My grandma died to breast cancer, and this is REVOLTING. its disgusting people sexualise a LETHAL DISEASE that kills so many people. Thanks so much for posting this. I needed to know this.
One thing I found out while researching breast cancer academically: Transgender women develop breast cancer at the same rate as cisgender women. I have yet to see any breast cancer advocacy group mention this little fact, or feature Indigenous Australian women (who have a notably poorer survival rate for most cancers thanks to The Healthcare Gap). I think advocacy here in Aus is getting better, since a chain bakery ad mentioned a guy who had breast cancer on one of their charity ads, and my uni has ads featuring older women with the disease, but we still have a way to go
Thank you for sharing as a 7yr survivor, I find it despicable that ppl can profit often these nonsense charities. Or these stupid slogans. We are in a fight to live & survive. Just like ppl are quick to donate to Go Fund Me scams too & when my social worker tried to help me keep my property couldn't even get help in my local county
If you hear the words “donate x% to breast cancer AWARENESS” run because that means that the money will go straight back into marketing.
When random charities used to call my mother, she’d ask them how much of the money went to the actual cause. Nineteen times out of twenty, they’d either admit, “We’re obligated to tell you that ten percent goes to the cause,” (in which case Mom would reply, “That’s not good enough,” and end the call) or give a curt goodbye and hang up.
@@karaoconnoraliasraidrathat’s why it’s better to donate directly. I never donate to those ones at fast food places or at the grocery store on the self check out because it’s a tax right off for the companies.
Donate to breast cancer awareness awareness today
Also a lot of research institutes and cancer hospitals have their own funds or fundraising groups that you can donate directly to
@@nitebreak where I’m from at least it’s not actually a tax write off but just something they do to market themselves as charitable and good. They give your money to a charity and market it like they’re the ones giving to charity. Some stores will also donate it to local small charities and usually that’s more likely to actually be helping someone. But yeah, I never donate via stores.
So tired of seeing things about breast cancer that are "save the boobs!" like nah... save the person???
It really is vile, they're such disgusting people. The fact that they think breasts can live on without being attached to a living woman is beyond stupid. Are they just gonna have a bunch of severed breasts in a box? These people need to wake up and realize cancer KILLS people.
But that's not marketable. 😭
Won't someone think of the poor starving business people.
Yes! It bother me because sometimes you need to get rid of the boobs to save the person. Does this mean that you stop mattering once the boobs are gone? It's so messed up
So glad you brought up the sexualisation of breast cancer - cancer research isn’t about women keeping their breasts because straight men love them, it’s about people suffering and dying and stopping that from happening
Omg I have said this for years and gotten so many side eyes for that take.
YES
The whole point of marketing is to get people to pay attention. Boobies get more attention than suffering. It's not supporting "objectification", it's capitalizing on it.
Saying things like “save the boobies” is 100% objectifying. Do you know how difficult of a decision it is for women to choose to get a mastectomy- breast removal- BECAUSE there is so much sexual emphasis on breasts???
“Saving” a part of the body and marketing off it because of its sexual attention is making women feel like their breasts are one of their most defining features. To the point they risk their lives to keep them.
Marketing something because “it’s already popular” isn’t okay. It’s continuing the cycle of hyper-sexualization and reducing women’s attractiveness and importance down to their physical appearance.
Sit down.
@@jessb6929what? If you’re capitalizing off of it you’re supporting it 🤦🏻♀️ and very much objectifying
Breast cancer awareness fails to find a cure for breast cancer. We are aware, and yet the money going to breast cancer awareness isn't going into finding a cure, better treatment or prevention.
I agree with you. In my town there is a pink fire truck that goes around during the holidays and in October. So many people are aware of it and there’s so much information out there about it, but not much actual research has been done as far as finding a cure or treatment.
It's breast cancer AWARENESS not RESEARCH.
ONLY DONATE IF IT SAYS ITS FOR RESEARCH
@@Murdermagictrickseven then there's no guarantee the funds will be used in that manner, unfortunately. There needs to be public accountability for donations showing how much was received from what organization, what was done with it, and the outcome of what was done with it.
As a breast cancer survivor; I believe they have a cure, but no money in curing the disease....😢😢 This world is cruel & sick
The problem is that we don't fully understand what cancer is or how it functions, so we have been going about things the wrong way around. There are so many different types of cancers and they all function differently from each other. It's not rocket science, it's even more complicated!
Holy shit. So glad you brought up male breast cancer. Breast cancer runs in my family, my grandmother has it rn (thankfully an easily treatable form and she’s doing rly well). My great uncle died from breast cancer. When you tell someone that, they laugh in your face. They don’t even know it can happen, they assume you’re joking. it’s ducked up.
I'm so sorry for your loss
My next door neighbor had breast cancer also, he was in his early 60 ‘s when he was diagnosed.
same here. I'm a trans guy and the whole sexualization and association of breast cancer with only women makes it so much harder to deal with the possibility that i might develop it. so many of us have a really hard time getting screened, everything related to breast cancer makes you feel like you dont belong there.
As someone in a family with cancer issues I always say: 'where there's tissue, there is possibility for cancer.'
@@theokooistra5856 Literalky yea!! Like I think cancer that begins in breast tissue is rare in amab people but its obviously not impossible. I guess people don’t even understand that men/amab people still have breast tissue
Thank you for highlighting the harmful messaging behind "save the tatas/boobies". We're trying to save the PEOPLE attached to them, not the damn sexualized fatty tissue itself. I love what the lady around the 43 minute mark had to say.
exactly. its so creepy how these people in these fake charities only focus on the fact its boobs and not the fact its a person suffering. finding a cure to breast cancer isnt about keeping creepy men satisfied its about how people shouldnt have to remove part of their body to not die
I totally agree That has always bothered me
I will say that when you are still having kids you do need boobs but other times it has no use
@@venustrap3030It's good to have breasts while having milk, but formula is just as nourishing for new babies, so I'm still going to stick with, "save the person, not the breast"
@@venustrap3030if people with extremely flat chests can breastfeed they might still be able to. It’s not the larger breast that does it.
Despicable to sexualize a disease 😡
men /society likes to sexualise anything female and female related
its disgusting
instead of saving people cuz of a horrible ilness they somehow twist and pervert it
i wonder what they say about ovarian /uterus cancer...oh wait i know ''rather dead than infertile'' remember that
and they care only about breast cancer cuz it makes women ''less sexy for men cuz no boob '' and only care cuz 13% people have it so it ....
same people are pushing for breast implants to ''be feminine and not flat'' and call breast reduction surgery ''mutilation'' cuz how dare a woman with backpain and not able to fit in clothes wants to be normal
SHE HAS TO BE SMEXY FOR MEN
People in the Victorian era: STOP KINK SHAMING MEEEEEE
@@somerandomname3124Shhhhh we don't talk about the consumption craze 😅
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the focus on saving the "boobies" or "tatas" reminds me of nonprofits for endangered animals having to focus ads for fundraising entirely on beloved mammals because amphibians or bugs etc aren't as widely seen as cute even though they're the most important parts of our ecosystems. the body part is seen as more marketable than the person.
Don't use rhino horns! I live in Ohio, where am I going to find one? It's all useless virtue signalling.
Don’t forget avians
The whole idea that the motivation behind preserving species should be "well if they're gone we won't be able to enjoy looking at them anymore" is perverted as fuck.
Or when people make dieting about vannity more than actually being less responsible for the death of living things.
Great example
I don't like using the word hate. It's very severe and incredibly negative. But I can safely say that I HATE people who profit off of fake charities/scams
hate is definitely appropriate to use here
I was taught that too, but here it’s completely justified
❤ i have NO problem saying that this is sickening as well as a lot of hatred for these disgusting people!
BLM is one as well. Look into it.
Absolutely agree. Charity fraud is wrong on so many levels
My father beat breast cancer and he always hated seeing the pink ribbon stuff that said "donate now to save women with breast cancer"... A lot of support groups and even the way hospitals think about care excludes men with breast cancer as well, it's awful.
It's ridiculous!
I can understand why they do that, since statistically men have maybe about a 1% chance of developing breast cancer and it is incredibly uncommon in males. Not to say that they shouldn't be allowed to get free screenings and all the stuff that women get.
Lmk when a woman gets colon or scrotal cancer.
@@mordecai9856 cancer of the colon is the third leading kind of cancer diagnosed in women. Scrotal cancer is.........uncommon in women.
I understand the sentiment but he can't really be shocked that a disease that primarily affects women is focused on women..
I remember getting a weird feeling about it when I was 9-10 years old. Obviously I wouldn’t know the financial dealings, but it struck me as almost “making light” of breast cancer instead of raising awareness and support. On September 5th, 2023, I was diagnosed with bladder cancer, and the treatment process has been hell. I don’t have the words to properly describe how evil someone must be to take advantage of those suffering with conditions like this.
im so sorry youre going through this right now. wishing you the absolute best 🫶
🙏🙏🙏😢
@@raydean897 Thank you and @WandaOlinger as well; it’s been rough but I’m doing my best to get through it
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@@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206 im sorry but all of that is completely false
*ALL OF THIS.* I genuinely _hate_ the commercialization of cancer, especially BREAST CANCER. They know people perk up because it involves BREASTS, which is insanity, and all the pink-washing, "fight like a girl," etc. tends to make people forget about men who get it *and,* of course, the *10 million other cancers out there.*
I've also never really liked the whole "fighter" image either. Yes, you should push back with all your might because it just might save your life (I have an illness that was terminal and had I just given up & let it wash over me? I'd have been dead several times.) BUT on the other hand: sometimes people don't FEEL like fighting, sometimes people are TIRED. When someone DIES it doesn't mean they didn't _fight_ hard enough...
I know I'm venting, but I've seen my mom have cancer 3 times, a friend of mine is on her second bout with ovarian cancer that has now spread all over her body (and she's so young!) and countless others who passed away and I'm just *tired* of it being a marketing ploy. *If all the walks, all the pink stuff, all the slogans, etc. work for you? DO IT.* Do whatever makes YOU feel like you can get through one more day. I'm not mad at the people experiencing it, I'm mad at the people who make a buck off your suffering ❤
Also society mostly focuses on female breast cancer because of how oversexualised female breasts are in general
For me the breast cancer pink washing marketing kinda shades a condescending treatment to disabled/immunosuppressed/chronically ill people by antagonizing their conditions as if these people were all defective, abnormal, broken, discarded etc people. For me it’s a fashionable way of eugenics
I completely agree, my mother DIED of breast cancer. Every October I see all these recovery stories and people say "look at this woman who beat cancer she really fought, such an inspiration". Like my mother wasn't an inspiration. Like she didn't fight hard enough. Her story doesn't matter because she didn't survive. I hate the fact that breat cancer is so widely "supported" and acknowledged when other cancers are just as common and yet get no attention. It's all grifting and moral grandstanding.
I wince when people try to call me a fighter. All I did was endure. I didn't make any tactical decisions or wtfever that helped save my life - I didn't "kick cancer's ass." I was fortunate enough to have a cancer that was treatable. The fighter image *does* make me bitter about how exactly stage 4 patients are supposed to fit into that dumbass analogy? Are they kamikaze? Or do we just not mention them because their "battle's" outcome is predetermined?
I hate that mentality and I especially hate how hard it's pushed within breast cancer awareness. Fight, fight, fight... my insides were melting and I needed a shit ton of weed just to be able to eat. If it was a fight, it'd have been me vs. chemo and it definitely won that shit - I'm still dealing with side effects over 6 years after intravenous treatment and more than 2 years after stopping all chemo meds.
It's so, so tiring.
@@tea4nihilists You said it the best. I wish you comfort on this absolutely shitty ~journey~ you didn't ask for. I know a positive attitude is hard (and annoying when people tell you to have one lol) but I hope for your sake there are better days than worse ❤
I’m always grossed out when I see breasts being the star of the cancer awareness show instead of the women they’re attached to. I donated when I was at Spencers not thinking about it and they insisted I take a sticker. So many just being “lol i luv bewbs show me ur bewbs” I just took the Stupid Cancer one.
Like yeah, it’s Spencers and I know why I was shopping there, but imagine if someone was handing out “I love pussy” for uterine cancer. Just ick. They are HUMAN BEINGS- not just organs!
Seriously! Those "boobies" people are so vile and disgusting. The fact that they think breasts can survive after being removed is insane. So, are they just gonna have a box of severed breasts? They need to realize that cancer KILLS people.
idk i used to shop at spencers during high school they have some good products that arent sex relate
@@JericaJeffrey-o4kyeah, don’t forget the drug use aspect of the merchandise. 🤮
I’ll never forget when I was a young girl in the early 90s, I discovered a close family friend was diagnosed with breast cancer & ended up with a double mastectomy. I might’ve been 12 or 13& didn’t fully understand the ramifications of what it meant but I remember asking her “how do you still have boobs if they cut them off?” She was so poor that reconstruction & even prosthetics weren’t an option and she had stuffed socks into her bra to as a substitute. Thinking back on that now fills me with a sense of empathy and heartbreaking sorrow for what she was going thru with little to no support from her family or husband.
Forgive yourself, you were just a kid. Also, I wish the lady had felt safe enough explaining the science of it, because there shouldn’t be such shame around it.
When I got cancer, I had to go to my husband’s Christmas holiday right after I lost my hair. I lost all of it, and my eyelashes and eyebrows as well. I used fake eyelashes, a wig, and drew on my eyebrows.
One of my nieces came up to me and asked about my hair, so I used it as a teaching moment. I told her everything was fake, even my eyelashes. She was amazed.
Then her dad (my brother in law) came up and sort of moved her away, and said to me, “You don’t have to talk about that.”
In other words, he’d rather his daughter be kept safe from the idea I had a disease and lost my hair.
SMH.
Its a shame insurance companies or Medicare doesn't take quality of life issues under consideration by refusing to cover reconstructive surgery. Were I ever diagnosed with breast cancer, Id want to have both breasts removed & reconstructed & not have to hope to win a lottery.
Growing up, I never did like phrases like "I ❤ boobies", "save the tatas", etc. It seemed really gross to word it like that. I'm glad others are realizing how wrong it sounds now.
As a recent breast cancer survivor unfortunately doctors are still dismissive of patients concerns. For example my plastic surgeon kept acting like me wanting to keep my own nipples was the biggest pain the ass to him. Like it wasn't important and I was being ridiculous for asking to keep my own body part. When the oncology plastic surgeon who was a women told me it was fine. If I had 2 men in charge of my mastectomy I probably wouldn't be able to keep my nipples. They also don't think its important to use numbing cream for needle procedures or warmers for stir ups in gynecology. We've come a long way but unfortunately have a long way to go.
To clarify, you were trying to save your BREASTS, correct?
@@scootermom1791 no, that's not the point of this post or comment like what.
@@scootermom1791if op’s nipples were savable, why not keep them? Plastic surgery is used to make you look your best and in this case where a person has gone through a lot I would expect they would want to have at least some normalcy after it all. Again, this is with a plastic surgeon, if it was a general surgeon it would be different. I don’t get your comment.
Thank you for your comment, this really is a powerful story. So sorry you were denied a little normalcy. So glad you had that female doctor as a voice of reason.
My grandmother, almost 70 years old when diagnosed was told by her doctors to keep her breasts and made to feel bad when she asked for a double mastectomy. They made her feel like she would be “less woman” without them… why she was sexualized like that is a mystery. She did end up getting reconstruction and loves the reduction.
They whole process sounds so insensitive and stigmatized. So sorry you had to go through it all. I hope it improves in the future but sorry you had to experience it now!
@@caitchri2426 no problem, I'm sorry your granny had to deal with that. What I want as a breast cancer survivor is not everyone wearing pink and ribbons. I want better treatment and less stigma from medical professionals and more transparency on the side effects and things to watch out for. Better testing and everything.
My sister is a three time survivor of breast cancer. The years she fought it I will always remember as some of the darkest of our lives. Prior, both our favorite colors were pink. But about two years ago we both began purging our life of the color. After reflecting on why, she said for her it became a trauma reference. Her chemo buddy, who had her exact same prognosis died, she had to re-evaluate her will three times. People eager to support her bought her ribbons, cups, hats, shirts, etc. Effectively drowning her and our lives in pink. Pinkwashing is a thing, and unfortunately the exploitation of breast cancer is all too common. But another rarely discussed side effect is the toxic positivity of breast awareness. We love the “I wore lipstick to my mastectomy” stories. We love buying pink ribbons and doing marathons wearing pink boas, and cowboy hats. But we don’t want to meet the family who is attending the breast cancer annual luncheon without their daughter for the first time because she died a few weeks ago at 28. Or the three year old who stayed up all night crying because his mommy couldn’t hold him. Or the 54 year old that has made the decision to not receive treatment because the cancer is so aggressive, the surgeries and treatment likely won’t work and are equally aggressive. Or the classroom of kids who finished the school year without the teacher because she died of breast cancer. I didn’t imagine these scenarios, they are all stories of different people I know personally and how breast cancer effected their lives.
But when my sister finally told me how she really felt about pink it was like a sigh of relief. I said my favorite color now is yellow. She said she didn’t have one. 🙂
I wish the best for you and your sister. Thank you for the telling your story. You write very well :)
Thank you for sharing. I hope many people read your comment and internalize your message.
I would get a pink nosed kitten to make me think of that instead when I see pink.
The story of the ribbon design being stolen from its actual founder by a greedy company and becoming the standard everyone thinks of is so gross
I interned for Susan G Komen’s when I was in my social work masters program. 90% of the “social work” was cold calling for donations. I left there with a totally different mindset regarding those types of organizations
That’s awful. Especially since so many cancer patents and their family members NEED help. Like counselling or connecting with resources.
Yeah, she didn't even go into how shady Komen is!
I was looking for a 5k or similar race in the upcoming weeks as I’ve been trying a couch to 5k plan. While I did see that there will be sign-ups outside the store I work at for a Susan G. Komen race, with what I’ve heard about the organization, I didn’t want to do that one (the sign-ups are early next month). I had originally wanted to do the Turkey Trot my town usually has except…I haven’t heard or seen anything about it this year (figures they wouldn’t do it when I finally hope to participate). I wound up finding another Thanksgiving race to sign up for and the proceeds go to a High school track team.
I used to audit charitable organizations and it's very common to see them horribly run and with almost no real focus on the problem. It's very discouraging.
@@jeffa847 that’s really sad. In your experience what’s the best way to help people in need? I feel weird about donating to large charities. I like to give direct to people when possible or to local food banks. But also when my fiancé had cancer he and I directly benefitted from big charities (especially macmillan, they had free counselling and financial support) so I know they do do some good so idk what’s the best way to give back
i remember one of my teachers nearly dying of breast cancer despite intense chemo, and i never understood why we couldn't do anything more than wear pink and donate money. i wish these movements could be more personal and encourage us to build support systems for people fighting any kind of illness.
A wonderful small charity in my country trained people to do bedside calls for people in recovert and gave them little pillows for under the armpit to relieve pain, taught them stretch exercises to help recover, gave them bra fillers sized to fit, kept them company, and gave them gift baskets and flowers. It's 15 years later, my gran still remembers the name of the lady assigned to her.
My mom’s mom died very young from breast cancer and my mom was so offended by a “save the tatas” sticker on a car. She said, “it wasn’t tatas, it was my mom.” National charities like this, huge ones, rarely gives money for research or whatever they claim to support. Millions, instead, is used for events and to pay the higher ups 6 and 7 figure salaries. Just look at what was revealed about the ASPCA. Same type of thing.
I remember when I first saw a “save the boobies” or something like that it was on a bracelet and when I found out what it was for I was immediately grossed out because of how objectifying it felt. I was only in high school and I didn’t have access to a lot of the information I know now about this kind of stuff but I just knew I did not like it at all. My dad had prostate cancer when I was a kid and I could never imagine an awareness campaign for that being treated in such a dehumanizing way although eventually I did see some questionable stuff for testicular cancer but never anything as in your face and pervasive as breast cancer. And despite all this talk about awareness I was actually way, way older when I finally found out most women end up having mastectomies which made the campaigns seem even more like cash grabs. This was such a great video though I loved learning about the history of awareness. It feels like in a way it’s coming full circle. At first women had to fight to get awareness and now women are fighting to reclaim it from the men and corporations using it for profit.
Another thing that makes me mad is that some diseases are “sexy” and others are not. Anybody ever seen a billboard about mental illnesses? Any walks for loved ones who lost a family member to suicide? Depression is a disease of the brain. Schizophrenia is a disease of the brain. Our society still shames mental illness
Agreed. Why aren't there ADHD marathons or a Colorblind month? Why isn't there a single lupus awareness billboard? Where are the insomnia awareness bracelets? What about paraplegic awareness? There are so many people being ignored.
Basically plentt diseases aren’t seen as important.
Schizophrenia is so deadly too!!!
My mum had breast cancer. Double mastectomy, two kinds of chemo and radiation. During chemo she had to be hospitalised several times due to high fever. She lost her hair, her nails and skin were damaged and she endured so much pain, even the weight of the blanket on her bed was too much.
She’s been in remission for 8 years and is perfectly well now, but she HATES breast cancer “awareness” campaigns. The sexualisation of it and the “pink washing” is a complete denial of the ugliness and brutality of the disease. As many said “don’t save the boobies, save the people.”
She also hates head-shaving fundraisers but that’s another topic.
How do nails and skin get damaged though?
@@oooh19 Nails are keratin. Same material as hair. Chemo attacks them the way it attacks nails. Chemo also attacks white blood cells and the immune system which can also affect the skin.
@@oooh19Chemotherapy, while it kills the cancer cells, also damages the healthy cells in our body resulting in hair loss, nails damage, loss of muscle mass, and neuropathy. To name a few. They saved my life, but harsh stuff those chemo drugs are.
Same here. My mom is always amazed at how other women shaved their head with a few tears and then had 'loads of fun looking at the wigs' and they almost put benny hill music under it.
My mom was crying, my dad was crying, she was shaving her head at home. We couldn't speak out loud for a year or two, at home, out of fear of waking her and disturbing her peace, she needed to rest a lot (and me, my dad and my sister have ADHD and autism so being quiet was very difficult.)
When I see movies about it, they beautify it so much. A wonderful-looking woman that loses her hair and gets skinnier and smiles throughout, walking around in flowerbeds and cheerfully 'seizes the day' and whatever.
If she just got a prophylactic mastectomy she wouldn’t have to worry about the other shit.
There are so many people who aren't fully aware how tragic breast cancer is. I am currently getting my biology degree and my professor teching my class about the biology of cancer did lots of research for breats cancer. Honestly, his whole class is an eye opener and made me aware that the general public doesn't know that much about cancer, especially breast cancer. 2 years ago I learned about how some charities for breast cancer are not really charities. I haven't heard of this one, only heard about how Susan Komen one was a bit crappy. Also, I am usually a lurker but your videos are great!
Good Luck on your Bio degree! Yeah, scam charities really are the worst. If half of them donated even a fraction of a percentage of the money they rake in with their misogynistic little slogans, my lab wouldn't be scrambling for grant money
neither do the professors or doctors , they have been "studying it my entire life(70 years) and still no cure, they just keep making money off studying and managing it, see a pattern yet?
I always feel wrong for saying “no” when I’m checking out of a store, they ask if I’d like to donate to a charity. It makes me terribly uncomfortable not knowing where donations go. If you’d like to donate and make sure your money is going to a real charity, do your research.
From now on, you can reply; 'I donate to specific causes, thankyou' and you (pretend/tell them) that you have chosen your own causes.
I sometimes donate, mostly not, but I am currently gathering money by selling cards/crafts for the refugeecentre nearby.
There is a cause called 'Childrensdream' and they (genuinely) help dying kids to make their wishes come true and it sounds like a good cause.
But the wishes of those kids, with all due respect, are just stupid. They fill bathtubs with candy or dress up the neighbourhood with unicornflags and get an overly-expensive coach for her to sit in, while a waiter brings her food etc.
I'm not saying that they shouldn't, I am just saying they don't cut costs at all (renting a bright pink coach as if a normal white one would be weird) and it all costs tóns of money.
And they keep needing more money, to fulfill more wishes for those kids.
I know it sounds weird and salty and I've worked with kids, so it's not like I don't grant them the enjoyment of it all. But the boombastic money-throwing makes me feel weird.
The idea of me donating 4 euro's to kids with cancer and together with about 50 people doing the same, it will be spend on a véry expensive pink carpet to roll out in front of her coach... I just feel like you could've purchased colouring-books and made a whole hospital of kids happy with that same money.
It's not about flabbergasting them one last time, you can do that in a much more calming way, as not to overwhelm them. There's also often sponsorships, so the mascot of the park they visit will be in the pictures..it's all businessopportunities.
I don't donate to it.
Yeah, I always say something like: "I prefer to choose where to give money myself." Or "I already have charities I support that I've had time to research."
That way I can remind myself that what I'm doing is responsible, not callous.
Don't give into the corporate pressure to give to whatever organization some marketing executive chose so some grocery store can take credit for your donation.
You'll do a lot more good buying groceries for a homeless person, or donating $5 a month to a charity you personally vetted.
Also, remind yourself that the cashier doesn't care either way. They're probably busy thinking of something else. Not even their manager cares. These decisions are made way higher up the chain and they don't care what they're "fundraising" for either. They just care about their write offs.
I don’t feel bad turning down cash register donations. Because I *do* give to charities I’ve already vetted
As a biomedical scientist, I find that most medical charity is kinda iffy. The best thing that can happen to cancer research is better funding through government entities. Because government funding is competitive and compates different propsals seriously, to avoid wasting money. Charity boards often lack the scientific knowledge to seriously evaluate funding requests.
Also, the public seriously underestimate how far a donation can go in research. Donating 10k to reasearch will barely do anything even though it's a lot of money. And even worse if it goes to useless research.
The only exception is maybe charity for research for ultra-rare diseases. Diseases that are maybe only studied by one or two research labs in the whole world. These labs will struggle to get public funding, because it's not actually "worth it" to put so much money into it (if we analyse things very coldly), so charity can do a lot here.
Yes, yes, yes! This! Also, thank you for the important work you do. 😊
true.
I’ve got a really rare cancer and I had a doctor say he saw more people like me at the hospital I go to than he did in all the other hospitals he worked in.
“Of course, we study your cancer here so that’s why we have so many here like you.” I told him I was really grateful.
I felt like had there not been a study on it in Nashville and in Texas, I’d be dead. I expected to be dead in two or three years.
I have managed to hang on, though. They know what they are doing now, and ironing out the wrinkles.
I may not benefit as much from it as my children, but I am happy to have been a part of studies into my particular cancer.
Government entities really? Give to the individual families that are going through it. Government wastes a ton of money…
@@dcole2133Government takes our money and sends it overseas to fund foreign wars.
I'm glad you brought up the biological men can infact get breast cancer! All people have some form of breast tissue and can therefore develope this cancer.
It's my favorite unfun fact to mention to spread awareness to men and their family members. And I do so in a serious way, not a mocking way.
Have gotten in literal arguements with people over this because it's seen the same as ovarian, uterine, prostate or testicular cancer which are all sex specific.
While it is much rarer for a man to get breast cancer than a woman, the likelihood of it being fatal for a man is extremely high if you look at the numbers.
This is not because they are more prone to more aggressive forms of breast cancer than females. The data suggests by the time a man goes to a doctor with these concerns, it's for very late stage symptoms such as discharge from the nipple or a scalely, hard spot. And even then there a lot of reluctance and shame. By the time these symptoms appear however it is likely already too late for much treatment to help.
And who can blame them? No one teaches the men to look for the earlier signs of cancer there such as lumps or changes and "man boobs" are a very mocked subject.
Even girls don't know men can get it. I have told many mothers to please look out for their boys too.
It's just a completely preventable outcome and given all the research and publicity breast cancer gets, this should be so much more well known and destigmatized. This is not a sex specific cancer!
It's truly a shame. Public education could really help with this. After what was done to men with the prostate (PSA) scam, I can understand men's hesitation with cancer screening.
The saddest part about male breast cancer is that not all of the medications work as well for men, and we REALLY need more funding for more research. The problem then becomes two fold: 1) There are few enough men with this cancer that it's hard to study and just keep asking them to try all of these experimental treatments inorder to get any meaningful results at all, and 2) it's unpopular at this juncture to start publicly getting loud over men getting breast cancer. The optics are awful; someone is very likely to turn it political and accuse men of trying to co-opt this very feminine disease. I don't want to see that happen, but I want men to survive because I love the men in my life.
Next up - how men are told to deal with known cases of prostate cancer until it becomes "a problem," and no one's talking about it.
It's definitely not gender specific. Anyone can get it. I'm sad to hear that men don't often report lumps in their breast/chest area until it's us
too late. If I were married, I would definitely encourage my husband to have any lump checked out no matter where it was. I hope this is an issue that will be brought up more often in the future!
😂😂 oh, oh!! Better add the men too because they will feel left out and its all about them too!!! Wahhhhh baby needs their diaper changed.
We didn't need a storybook about men having breast cancer too. Thats all you could have said.
@LmBaynham Are you okay?
What kind of strange one way competition are you in with men and long posts?
The men aren't crying for treatment and attention, that's half the problem here! I'm just speaking up because I'm a biologist. Long tangents about lesser known medical facts that the public should know about is kind of my job.
If I can prevent some avoidable tragedies by speaking up on something I've studied for years and have devoted my life to, I'm going to do it. I'd be a failure of a scientist and a genuinly terrible person if I just sat on this kind of information.
Regardless, Hope you have a nice day.
I was a nurse for 13 years and I just want to say, your research and thoroughness is on point. When I first saw a video on your channel, I was like "Damn this girl knows what she is talking about. Then I knew you were a patient and had a real understanding of medicine (I won't say in public how I figured that out due to privacy) But I wish that more patients did the kind of research you do to not only know what they have but on other medical condition and the rights they have. There are doctors who do use their big words to trick and confuse patients and because they blindly trust doctors, they don't ask questions. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND FIGHT LIKE HELL!
it is undeniable that an increase in breast cancer awareness has helped increase the survival rates of many women increase over the years. One of those women happens to be me. Radical mastectomy were brutal back then. My grandmother got one when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. With all of the advancements that have happened in the last 50 years, I was offered the nipple sparing mastectomy, which was pretty easy to recover from given the circumstances. And that way, I'm very grateful for breast cancer awareness in the amount of money that has been put forward.
I am active on the breast, cancer, subreddit and it's interesting when we speak about survival rates and how HER2+ used to be a death sentence, but now we have immunotherapy and Herceptin, which has increased survival for triple positive breast cancer.
Anytime something is made pink, it’s therefore made “for women”, and immediately sets off a red flag for me to question it. Every sector of medicine and wellness has this going on, and it always seems to come back to a way of marketing for more money. Anytime you can create fervor with a specific audience you are able to target wallets more likely to spend big for it. This method is done in every part of our American culture.
Yeah lots of people have been leaning heavily into the stereotypes lately, including healthcare professionals, or those who claim to be socially progressive. Sucks.
Same with baby blankets. Pink baby blankets are disgusting and infuriate me. It's like they never consider anyone else's feelings or sensibilities or what kind of stress they're causing. It should legally be considered harassment to donate pink baby blankets.
I don’t get what’s wrong with pink blankets. Please explain so I can understand.
honestly if any charity is gonna be fake, it's gonna be the one that sounds like it was named by a teenager
My husband calls it The cancer of the month club. Every store has the donation beggers. When you look up the information, 70% of the profits go to administrative costs. The other 30% gets wittled down and eventually around 5% goes to a charity.
I understand the feelings you had. My mother had Ovarian cancer when this "boobies rock" campaign was going on. It absolutely sickened me. The sexualization of cancer and how flippantly people spoke about it. How people flaunted their support for social points. And I looked into it then and found how corrupt the campaign was, but had to watch as people slapped those ribbons on their cars or their facebook pages. Companies would paint any product pink they wanted to sell. Sigh.
I wanted to show my support for my mother and help any other suffering from cancer of any kind. But I couldn't trust any company at this point. These people took advantage of others with empathy.
See? That’s why you shouldn’t have TOO much empathy as it can be a harmful thing as others can take advantage of it
I've been saying this for years. I'm glad to see you talk about this. It's a major issue regarding breast cancer frauds.
My dad is a (now retired) Hem-pathologist. I grew up with conversations about blood cancers and blood diseases (specifically leukemia) have always been a part of my life. I didn’t know that September was blood cancer awareness month, but now that I know I’ll be celebrating it going forward. Btw I love you’re content ❤❤❤
How will you "celebrate" it?
@@PrimateProductionscelebrate was the wrong word to use. “Observe” would be a better word. Sorry if I offended anyone
@victoriazollars3304 oh no worries, it was not offensive I was just curious as to what you meant
my grandma's husband got diagnosed with cancer this week
it seems like he'll be fine, but my grandma lost her last husband to pancreatic cancer and I know this is probably really hard on both of them
I’m so sorry to hear that. He will definitely be in my thoughts this week. 🙏🏻💛
OMG I had a teacher in middle school who had breast cancer and I remember to show support a lot of the boys that had her wore "I Love Boobies" wristbands, myself included. I had no idea that's wild!
Yeah that’s crazy. Especially a sexualised showing of support. Not only sexualising a disease, but a teacher…
@@Chelseabee55it is very weird in retrospect I don't remember but I feel like somebody's dad bought a bunch of them and was handing them out 💀
I remember those fuckimg bracelets. They made me feel weird even at 9 years old.
Damn, that must of been bizarre for the poor woman. That adult who bought them failed you !!!
That's most disgusting thing ever. The word "boobies' is so dehumanizing but in this context...
All those charitable organizations are scams.
When I have extra money that I can afford to donate, I give it to someone I know personally that needs help.
I am very glad that you brought up the fact that men can get breast cancer too. I heard about one man who was rejected from a breast cancer support group because he wasn’t a woman. The same thing goes for transgender or gender non conforming people who have breasts. If they don’t identify as women, that label should not be forced upon them because they have a cancer that is more prevalent in females. I think that what we need to bring actual awareness to is the fact that anyone of any gender can get breast cancer and that their experiences are just as valid and worthy of attention.
Biological reality is what is relevant in medicine not “gender identity” or any other magical, unscientific thinking.
@@eileencalder2804 You’re right, biology is relevent to this. All people regardless of sex can get breast cancer. Males still have a small amount of breast tissue (that’s why they don’t have concave looking chests) which still has the potential to become cancerous, albeit a much lower chance. That’s why the fact that the breast cancer support group who excluded that man were in fact denying scientific truth and that man’s experience. Also, gender identity is also scientifically proven to exist. Transgender people’s brains are wired closer to those of their gender identity rather than their biological sex. There are plenty of sources that back that claim, including Scishow here on UA-cam.
I remember seeing the "I Love Boobies" bracelets everywhere (different company I know) and always thought they were tacky. Like I get it but to reduce a women's health issue to men being sad they can't gawk at and feel up some tiddies is a really weird way to raise awareness.
I wish there was some other form of breast cancer awareness raising. The pink seems tainted, since it was a way to get around the peach ribbons being used by a real woman and not a corporation.
The best go to is sharing information on self exams. That’s actual awareness and not just ‘cancer exists’
This is so horrific. Thank you for bringing awareness.
I 100 percent love this video. I can't tell you how akward it is for me when I see people running around with 'save the tatas' shirts on, then talking personally to women who have had a single or double mastectomy and are now struggling with mental health. What about those who don't have the tatas? Are you still saving them?
When I saw 'save the tata's' I genuienly for a moment thought it was about the Dutch.
Suriname-people call us (Dutch) people tata, which means potatoes. It's a bit of an insult. But I'm fine with it, I am a cute potato.
Either way, Tatas here means Dutchies, but in an insulting way.
I have no problem with us being saved. But the sexualisation of breasts in this instance is insulting.
😢 omg i JUST remembered i did fall for this because Im a lesbian, and i bought a rubber wrist band saying "I ❤ Boobies". And i had NO idea it was for breast cancer. I dont remember how i got it but i literally had no idea this was going to a fraudulent company for breast cancer. I was around very early 20s when this happened.
I've always wondered why there's so little cervical cancer awareness when awareness would reduce cases because it's one of the few cancers that can be prevented with a vaccine
I’m in the middle of getting the HPV vaccine now. I’m 37 and never got it when it was new. I’m also an older virgin so my risk of HPV is still low, and with the age cut-off now being 45 for the vaccine (although not everyone 27-45 would benefit), I figured it might be good to get it. I had a nurse suggest it.
Same issue with other gynecological cancers like uterine or ovarian cancer. I did a bit of research on ovarian cancer a while back and its one of those with good chances of treatment earlier that quickly plummet with later stages. Its the most deadly gynecological cancer if one of the rarest ones with very ambiguous and mild symptoms at first and there isnt even a quality screening test for it. But it's not sexy so it gets little traction. Its probably the case for many other cancers
Some v@xes cause more problems than cure, everyone is different. Be very careful read possible side effects
@@wattthefaqameye1146 as a 14 year ovarian cancer survivor thank you for stating that. Mine was find early and so far it hasn’t came back.
I figured it’s better late than never to try getting the HPV vaccine at 26 since I had rejected it at 16 (convinced I would be a permanent virgin). Fortunately my first partner had gotten it the first year it was made available for boys and I’ve still had very little exposure risk.
oh jfc.... yea going thru chemo during breast cancer awareness month was a special type of.... mm. I wasn't in the States for treatment (because my entire family would have gone broke), so instead of being smacked with it in public spaces, I was constantly bombarded by well-meaning messages and tags in awareness posts. like, way more than I would have been if I'd been back home lol
Ah I can only imagine, that definitely would’ve bothered me. I hope you’re doing well now ❤️
@@PetalPalmer almost 3 years into remission! thank you 😊
I love the way that you add news clips, etc at the beginning of your videos, because it shows some real-world context that opens up the topic in a really great way! I’ve heard a bit about “pinkwashing” and how it’s all a big show, but wow…I knew nothing about how cancer as a whole was shunned as a topic of discussion. It all plays into something that I see all the time with serious/chronic diseases: “the see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” complex. It’s frustrating and offensive. This is so educational and an it’s important part of history that more people should learn about!
I found you recently and binged all of your videos while going on my hot girl walks and you’re reaching the top of my ranks super quickly, I love your content and who you are so much!
Ah thank you! Means a lot to have made it to your hot girl walk playlist 😌
What's a hot girl walk?
@@raaaaaaarr lmao my thoughts exactly. I was actually on a walk while listening to this myself, so reading that just made me go "wut"
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer one year ago. If ever there needed to be awareness of a specific cancer then that is the case here… but I am digressing somewhat. Before my diagnosis I would think about Breast Cancer Awareness from time to time. There was definitely a need for it. But it seemed to be that the Awareness was an end in itself, when to me it seemed that we need to be not just becoming aware of it but raising funds for research. I know quite a few people who “ virtue signal” with the ribbon/ bracelet du jour. like when children go missing and complete strangers in a totally different part of the country start wearing bands and ribbons in support. Not , it seemed to me, so that they can be aware in the unlikely case that they spotted a kidnapped child, but to show what “ good” people they are. ( I realise I seem jaded and cynical!). It feels like this with the cancer Awareness. When I was teaching , one of my colleagues was doing a “ cancer walk”. Se became a celebrity in the school, every day she would tell us of her “ training schedule” before the actual Walk. It snowballed and two members of staff bought a huge bouquet of flowers to give her after she completed the short walk. How she glowed. Then all hell broke loose, as someone commented that instead of buying this woman the flowers, surely the money should have gone to the fundraiser…….
I can’t be sad that cancer is out of the closet and not the shameful disease it once was,Well, I think there are exceptions- perhaps we need to do Awareness that men too can get breast cancer, albeit rarely.
As said, the Brand of breast cancer is lucrative.
So, I just found out two days ago that my aunt has breast cancer, she is stage 2 and can still recover.
She's getting her hair shaved today, she's been in quemo for 3 months already and no one knew except her and her closest relatives (husband, her daughters and son).
People making profit out of an actual illness that is almost incurable in some cases, hate it.
I hope she pulls through. Good luck to your family.
educating us about breast cancer history AND talking about a scam in one video? i love this channel and the way you research and talk about topics
When i went for my double mastectomy at 39, I said please don't leave me with dog ears and the surgeon said lets just worry about getting the cancer out. Worry about the rest later. Sure enough i had huge dog ears causing lymphedema for the rest of my life. My surgeon was overseeing 3 different surgeries at Barnes this "great" breast cancer hospital. It was and has been horrible every day since.
I was told a few months ago that I am at a higher risk of breast cancer and I go to see a specialist next month. I also lost my best friend to breast cancer. I designed a shirt for breast cancer awareness, but I didn't want to sell it because I didn't want anyone to think it was from any sort of charity. It was just for me.
Reminds me of autism speaks and the puzzle piece. Ugh. Can we please get better non profits?
I thought of that almost immediately. Thankfully it does seem that Autism Speaks gets some backlash and actual autism acceptance is being pushed by #RedInstead.
I just found your channel today. My father was one of the people on the task force who investigated the Therac-25 Radiation Oncology devices, after preventable software errors caused fatal malfunctions in the radiation delivery system and killed several cancer patients. Later on, my dad became the administrator for a radiation oncology department. He is probably the most knowledgeable man I know in person regarding radiation therapy. He and I both agree with you: slogans like "Save the (insert derogatory word for breasts)" aren't funny or clever. We're not amused or impressed.
As such, I'm very happy I found your channel, and I find your content fascinating, and you deliver it very eloquently. Thank you for your advocacy for cancer patients and survivors and for not tolerating the capitalization and sexualization of a deadly disease.
you put so much effort and research into your videos, amazing work!!
Thank you so much! :)
the assumption and pressure to get some sort of reconstructive surgery or at least a nipple tattoo post-mastectomy/lumpectomy is automatic. Reconstruction estimates were included in my one consultation with my initial American oncology team despite my never bringing it up or even confirming I was getting a mastectomy.
Petal, you are my hero. I had breast cancer in 2020 and knew none of this even existed. In high schools our teens were wearing the save the boobies wrist bands and the school administration allowed it. Information on this needs to be spread.
I work in cancer research (specifically in GI oncology) and you hit all the points I’m always frustrated about for cancer research, marketing, and especially everything about breast cancer (and especially that dudes get it too!!!).
❤❤❤
(Loving your content so much, btw.)
This! I'm also personally really annoyed with how everything turns pink in October, yet other cancer types (regardless of which gender or age it affects more) doesn't get anywhere near as much awareness or funding! As much as I don't like children (they're my main sensory overload trigger), I still wish no ill on children and I'd rather see this amount of awareness and fundraising happening for childhood cancer (which does involve many types of cancer). I'd also want to see more awareness for prostate cancer (thankfully there's some now in November here in Sweden, but nowhere near as much as the pink stuff in October) as it's often caught way too late due to lack of screening. I'd also like to see more awareness for leukemia as it's a cancer that affects all genders and ages. Another thing bothering me about pink October is that there's a lack of awareness for breast cancer in men! And yes, men can get breast cancer as well even though it's less common.
my mom had ovarian cancer all my childhood which is a teal ribbon, our school also had a volleyball coach pass away from it so during September seeing the teal ribbons around made me feel so seen because well yes breast cancer is horrible its talked about and recognized in media the most. its comforting when u see one of the more niche ribbons that you can relate with out in public
medical crimes and malpractice are an incredibly important issue that so many people just don’t know about. Your work is important journalism, and I hope you never let big companies, corporations, or rich doctors scare you out of sharing this important information. Healthcare needs a checkup here in America.
I worked in cancer research for a number of years and now directly work in healthcare. I am very selective about where I donate and I can say I stay away from ANYTHING with a pink ribbon.
When I clicked on this I was expecting it to be about how the SGK foundation was found to spend most of their raised money on publicity/advertising, and very little on breast cancer research or directly helping people with cancer. (They’ve also sued other cancer charities for using “____ for the cure” (which they have trademarked), ribbons, and even THE COLOR PINK in their fundraising.) But the “Boobies Rock” saga was an unexpected wild ride. Great video!
One minor correction- subpoena is actually pronounced suh-PEE-nuh. It’s an uncommon word with a weird non-phonetic spelling so I get the mistake. :> My mom’s job involves testifying as an expert witness in workers comp/personal injury/alimony court cases so I get to hear the word all the time lol
Pretty mych.
It’s definitely a difficult thing for phonetics. I only was able to figure it out because of having learned so many Greek roots from being a dinosaur-obsessed child.
There are so many organizations just like this making money off of awareness months and organizations in regards to disabilities. It really is sick...
Audre Lorde's Cancer Journals are so, so powerful. I'd really recommend reading them--they're such a good dive in to the bizarre expectations and silence encouraged by breast prosthesis
This was very, very well researched and delivered. Thank you, Petal. This is very eye-opening.
I’m so glad I found your channel. Not all cancer is pink!!! I have CML, chronic myeloid leukemia myself. I rock orange all September and every day for myself and good people like you!
Love your channel and I look forward to watching you grow!!! Stay safe, stay beautiful!🧡🧡🧡
I have read shareholder reports from pharmaceutical companies that talk about the “boom in the breast cancer drug market” meaning they’re getting big returns off of people with breast cancer. It’s SICK reading people congratulating themselves over suffering and death.
Thanks for the video! I've loved all of your stuff so far. My mom died about two years ago from metastatic breast cancer, and this type of thing always bugged her. Breast cancer awareness might have been useful back in the days when you couldn't say the word "breast" on TV, but it has clearly gotten way out of hand.
I knew a lot about pink washing but never knew the origins of the pink ribbon and breast cancer activism. It blows my mind to see how recent it is for patients to advocate for themselves and critcize the insensitive ways doctors were treating them. Also wild that people wouldn’t even say cancer and how recent it is to actually talk about it, in public.
Also thank you for bringing up the sexualization of breasts when used for breast cancer awareness. It's annoying to be objectified, even if it's just to bring "awareness" to finding a cure.
Amazing work and research on this video! I'm so glad the algorithm blessed me with your videos.
A family friend who was a nurse once told a harrowing story about a colleague who was found to have late stage breast cancer during a routine checkup, so bad that it was visible on the outside. She was hiding it from everyone even though she knew she was likely going to die from it. Pinkwashing doesn’t wash away the stigma
A colleague... so another nurse? If so, that is especially unfortunate, if medical professionals are affected by the stigma too that they would refuse treatment...
@@cameronschyuder9034 yes
The glamorization and sexualization of breast cancer always rubbed me the wrong way. It also forces a comparison of other cancers found in reproductive organs.
I survived metastatic ovarian cancer, but I almost didn’t. And it was always brushed aside as an “easy” cancer. “Just remove your ovaries and you’re fine”
And honestly I felt dismissed because I didn’t have the *right kind of cancer*. The sexy kind, as I was told.
As I mentioned somewhere else in the comments, when my mom first started treatments for ovarian cancer, she was really disappointed to find that hospitals often offered special programs and privileges for breast cancer patients. Apparently her ovarian cancer wasn't fashionable/important? enough.
I find it super telling that there aren't shirts that say "I heart balls" for testicular cancer, or even really anything about it, its much more telling about how society treats women
On a similar note, we have the restaurant chain, Hooters, yet no restaurant chain called Peckers.
its funny how disgusting they act yet they want to steer the focus of everything on them, men are disgusting, theres objectively something evil about cis men
and if we had an "i heart balls" bracelet or a "peckers" restaurant, men everywhere would be so disgusted you'd think they just watched someone eat their own shit. you wouldn't be able to scroll through instagram or turn your tv on without seeing men screaming about how disgusting and objectifying or "gay" it is because god forbid someone treats them the way they treat women
I’ve really enjoyed your content and I’m so glad you popped up. My sister who is 27 just got the all clear from her battle with cancer and the shady business around it is scary. The amount of people who are taking the easy ability for a cash grab is awful but I feel like we have created it. We don’t question anything because we all know someone who has battled or potentially passed from some kind of cancer and know the horror of it.
I know just giving etc put in a clause where you can get your money back if it’s found fraudulent but how many of these are going undetected when someone isn’t going to local media or more and setting up some kind of personal giving page where they get a couple of thousand here and there?
I think there is more of a chance of this in America where you have to pay in some way for treatment where as we have the NHS in the UK but either way I think this will cause a knock on effect for those who could truly need help.
Honestly, I cannot... CANNOT... even wrap my mind around no full cancer care. Like WHAT
Edit: btw I heard that Susan G. Koman has turned into a scam too 😢
Adam should have been the one to face and hear that gentleman who whispered in Jay's ear that his wife passed away from breast cancer.😪
Thanks, Good to know. As I researched breast cancer, I found some interesting info. Example, Lumps and bumps aren’t always the norm for breast cancer. It could be a rash near the breast or mottled skin with blue or red. Or blue veins that are prominent near the breast/s.
I’m just absolutely stunned not only by your intelligence and diligence in researching and conveying your information. I’m almost 50, and while I think I’m pretty smart and pretty good at writing and such, your ability at such a young age just astounds me. I hope you know how amazing you are and how very much I admire you. ♥️
my highschool cantine sold “boobies rock” bracelets and the boys at school all bought them because they thought it was hilarious
I used to belong to a Jeep club that wanted to partner with a breast cancer foundation to put on a Jeep crawl. We partnered with Susan G. Komen. They were sure to stock us up with any junk you can imagine with their name plastered on it. For "prizes" we were told. We raised over $500 for what we thought was a good cause. But when we inquired as to how the funds will be used, you would've thought they moved to Pluto. Did our research after that. It really sucked to feel like you were a part of something good only to realize it was a scam. If our emotions can have a price tag, scam charities, "awareness campaigns", and corporate America's greed are the price tag.
I have a complex cyst in my breast that has gotten very concerning and I have an appointment with a breast surgeon soon to discuss the possibility of cancer. I’m 21 so it’s definitely a scary thought to be so sick so young. Hearing all the stories of survivors has made me feel much better. Even if worst case scenario I do have malignancy, this is something that can be fought.
I mean, damn, what's NOT an effing scam nowadays? My trust levels decrease annually
I can't believe the Onion's satire Breast Cancer Awareness piece was more accurate than they intended it to be
My introduction to breast cancer was an episode of All In the Family. Edith in the middle of a “normal” conversation admits to her adult daughter Gloria “I found a lump in my breast.” The episode addresses the stress and worry of a cancer scare but this being the early-mid 70s it was a big deal to showcase on prime time TV, even for a show that did this on the regular.
Excellent video, I’m glad I found your channel!
Ugh so horrible. It’s like how so many stores ask for donations at the end of a transaction but we all know it’s just a tax write off
As a kid, I would only let my parents by Yoplait with the pink lid and saved and washed every one. There was a commercial for it, if I remember right. Eventually I sent them out, feeling proud I was doing my small part for saving women and helping with cancer. I was devastated as a teen to find an article outlining how the kids were basically a scam. I had my family give hundreds if not thousands to a yogurt company for only a couple dollars donated to cancer research that likely wouldn’t even be used for research. Devastating is an understatement, I felt beyond stupid for falling for it.
This was a very interesting topic, your videos are always so well researched and gives the victims dignity and respect.
I would LOVE a part 2 possibly in the future! Thanks again for a fascinating video
Uh, "awareness" encourages annual mammogram after a certain age - which increases the risk by 10% for each round of squishing (micro-tearing) and irradiating that tender tissue.
C'mon, Korman, do better. Perhaps develop a specific U/S tech.
Great vid, btw!
I'm in agreement. I'm so tiny, I've barely got a pinch. Had one years ago, not needed for me. They're relentless! I've told them, "I have no mams to gram, ma'am"! I was horrified to learn an acquaintance had a benign mass removed and let them install a "charm" in the spot "for easier follow up". Like WTF 😒
@@katiekane5247 What? Surgical intervention doesn't show up? Bologna. Agree that a "charm" is worrisome. God help us all!
You're spreading misinformation. Mammograms do not cause cancer and anyone who's told you this doesn't know what they're talking about.
Yep, me too . I’m also a member of the “itty bitties” . I do t have enough tissue be pit on thosemglassmplates and “squeezed flat” The tech was trying to force the sin and tissue of my chest and ribs onto the plate just to get something on there!
. I walked out of my last Mammagram . I have fibromyalgia, and a very low threshold for pain. This tech was literally manhandling me, I even had bruises the next day. I refuse to go back and I’m having an argument wirh my OBGYN now about this. I’m 59 and they want me to get a mammogram every year now.
One doctor told me that an ultrasound breast exam could be done instead of a mammogram . My OBGYN said “ you can’t see the same things wieh an ultrasound as you can wirh the mammogram. So I prefer my patients get a mammogram.”
And this is after I told her of my issues wirh mammograms.
I didn’t realize that mammograms could actually cause harm, not just be extremely painful.
As someone who lives every day with the fear of one day getting a breast cancer diagnosis, being that one of my breast has continually created tumors that are "benign for now, no need to get them out", pinktober just makes me so upset to see. I found my first tumor on November 1st, 2021. October was over. All the support and awareness was now irrelevant the second the clock hits midnight and had to struggle 2 years to get it removed after hearing from a lot of doctors that they wouldn't forward me to getting it removed and that "maybe I could try having kids instead. Breastfeeding helps prevent it. Unless you are in the most advanced stages of breast cancer we will not help you." I get regular ultrasounds and all I get is shrugs and recommendations to take vitamins or something, figure it out. It's incredible how misogyny plays into it too. Men don't get it (we'll act like they never do) so there's no rush to really look into it.
I am so happy you posted! I was JUST binge watching your backlog literally ight now. New favorite creator ❤
Aww thank you! I really appreciate that ❤️
I like how you brought up that the other awareness months for different types of cancer don't get much (if any) attention. It's true! I didn't know that blood cancers even had an awareness month. I only knew about testicular cancer awareness month (mostly because of the memes like No Shave November TBH), and of course breast cancer awareness month. And you're right, it's super weird that those two, especially breast cancer awareness, are centered mainly around the sexuality of the affected body part. Like you said, you don't see that with any other type of cancer.
Another great video, thank you for this! I’d also love to see an episode on Autism speaks. AS/the blue puzzle piece is still flying under the radar
My brother died from childhood brain cancer, the number one killer of young people in cancer- and my parents advocated for the sham of breast cancer awareness.
Petal, you could do an entire series just on corrupt practices of so called “charities” thank you for shining a light on this topic ❤
My grandma died to breast cancer, and this is REVOLTING.
its disgusting people sexualise a LETHAL DISEASE that kills so many people.
Thanks so much for posting this.
I needed to know this.
One thing I found out while researching breast cancer academically: Transgender women develop breast cancer at the same rate as cisgender women. I have yet to see any breast cancer advocacy group mention this little fact, or feature Indigenous Australian women (who have a notably poorer survival rate for most cancers thanks to The Healthcare Gap). I think advocacy here in Aus is getting better, since a chain bakery ad mentioned a guy who had breast cancer on one of their charity ads, and my uni has ads featuring older women with the disease, but we still have a way to go
Thank you for sharing
as a 7yr survivor, I find it despicable that ppl can profit often these nonsense charities. Or these stupid slogans. We are in a fight to live & survive. Just like ppl are quick to donate to Go Fund Me scams too & when my social
worker tried to help me keep my property couldn't even get help in my local county
such a serious story, and i’m holding back a childish smile every time they say “boobies rock”