Breast Cancer Awareness Write-Off 2008
Sep 20 '08 (Updated Dec 09 '08)
The Bottom Line October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Help make others aware.
As many of you probably know October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month.
In 2008 breast cancer has afflicted 2.3 million people across the US. Just this year 182,460 new females and 1990 new males began their battle with breast cancer. 40,480 females and 450 males lost their battle.
In my life I've known many people who've fought with breast cancer. Some won, some lost, some are still fighting.
Early detection and awareness are some of the best weapons in the breast cancer battle. Know the facts... share them. Get yourself or someone you know a mammogram and perform self-exams regularly to detect the signs early.
Last year I hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness Write-Off here (...my first w/o ever!)
This year I decided to do it again: I am encouraging everyone to write a review that relates to breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, or breast health.
A few ideas:
+Review a product that donates part of their proceeds towards breast cancer research
+Review a website whose proceeds benefit breast cancer research
+Review a breast cancer-related event
+Review a book, magazine, movie, or other type of media that has something to do with breast cancer
+Write a WC piece that deals with breast cancer
...you get the idea.
Please reference this write-off in your review. This write=off will go from now until the end of October, though I'll still add andthing someone sends me.
You can email me a link to your piece (laurashrti.eps@gmail.com) or just leave it in a comment here.
Bring it on.
Ask me for some resources if you need them.
Check out dolphinboy's recent reviews of author Bill Pronzini's books, whose main character's wife has breast cancer.
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September 27
A Son's View on Cancer - talyseon
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September 28
The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming: And Other Lessons I Learned from Breast Cancer - sleeper54
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September 29
Another female, just not breast cancer, but just as disfiguring - pestyside
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October 1
The Breast Cancer Site: Click there to give for free! - mql1208
A Breast of Fresh Songs - smorg
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October 5
A Cancer Battle Plan: Six Strategies for Beating Cancer from a Recovered "Hopeless Case" - talyseon
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October 12
In Memory of a Loved One - Lark729_89
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October 20
Safeway Fights the Good Fight - jurgrace
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October 31
No Secrets by Carly Simon - pmills1210
What Really Scares Me - talyseon
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December 3
Grace & Gratitude by Olivia Newton-John - jankp
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Thanks to everyone.
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