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And that’s what we do- we TOLERATE pink. We spend more for the golf balls with the pink ribbon, because 10% goes to breast cancer research. We send yogurt lids in the mail to support breast cancer research when the stamp costs more than the Yoplait will ever donate to research, anyhow. (Lids for A Cure only donate .10 cents per lid.) We smile politely when someone mentions how PINK has empowered them. We cheer on those at Race For The Cure and wonder, “Where IS the cure?” We don’t really think beyond the bastardized representation of breast cancer anymore…. PINK, do we? Read the entire article by Kate-Madonna Hindes.
In Canada, 1 in 150 women is expected to develop cervical cancer during her lifetime, and 1 in 423 will die of it. Before cervical cancer develops, the cells of the cervix change and become abnormal. This change is called dysplasia of the cervix. This precancerous condition can develop into cancer overtime if not treated. However, most women with dysplasia do not develop cancer. The main risk factor for developing cervical cancer is the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV) that infects the cervix. Other risk factors for developing cervical cancer include: smoking, an immune system weakened from taking drugs following a transplant, or having a disease such as AIDS.The use of birth control pills for a long period of time, giving birth to many children, having taken diethylstilbestrol (DES), or being the daughter of a mother who took DES. More information on cervical cancer available from Health Canada.
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