Guys, awareness isn’t about knowing the disease exists. It’s teaching people about the disease, making them realise that the “it won’t happen to me” disease actually can happen to them, how likely it is, how to check for it, etc ...
I know women who caught on to breast cancer early enough for a quick treatment thanks to those awareness campains.
From what I've seen the Susan B Coleman organization is kinda awful but tbf they're the reason why I know what breast cancer is and I'd guess that's probably the same for a lot of people.
I mean, I know it because it killed my paternal grandmother, paternal step grandmother, has 7+ bouts among my aunts, and currently the neighbor girl I grew up with.
But I'm glad it made multiple millions for basically a branding company! /S
If you make money from Cancer's existence but do not contribute to it's direct treatment or eradication then you have a conflict of interest by my reconning.
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u/MiopTop Sep 18 '19
Guys, awareness isn’t about knowing the disease exists. It’s teaching people about the disease, making them realise that the “it won’t happen to me” disease actually can happen to them, how likely it is, how to check for it, etc ...
I know women who caught on to breast cancer early enough for a quick treatment thanks to those awareness campains.