This is a discussion on cancer research uk within the Men's Health forums, part of the Men's talk category; My letter to them:
I didn't retain a copy of my initial 'contact' but here is their reply to that, ...
I didn't retain a copy of my initial 'contact' but here is their reply to that, and my response:
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Dear Ms Davenport
I’d like to convey my gratitude for the time you’ve spent writing back to me. I have to admit I was quite unaware of a men’s awareness month, and many of the other areas you have highlighted. For this, I apologize for my ignorance in this area. However, I have noted an extreme level of campaign for breast cancer yet I have not noted any campaign – let alone an extreme campaign – for men’s cancer issues. I have given up watching television a few years ago due to the ongoing sexism against men, portraying abuses upon men as humorous and the general misandric manner in which the media take some perverse enjoyment at our expense. This may explain why I had not seen much of a campaign. On the other hand, I do spend a lot of time online. During my time online I have no recollection of cancerresearch splashing adverts here there & everywhere for testicular cancer or prostate cancer, yet I see endless ones for breast cancer, and cannot fathom why I would be missing them so easily had they existed.
However, I have something IÂ’d like to put to you which perhaps you could bring to the attention of your relevant section. I host a menÂ’s website and naturally its chief target is men of all ages, some members being young men still in education. I would be willing to place an advert for male specific cancer research on my site if you would be willing to keep it male-specific (testicle / prostate, etc). Hopefully, this will raise some awareness AND have the benefit of allowing other men in England (as well as internationally) to see clearly that cancer research UK is indeed keen to focus some of their energy towards menÂ’s health too.
Would this be of any interest to you?
Best regards
Karl Mathews
-----Original Message----- From: Supporter Services [mailto:addy@removed.com] Sent: 31 October 2006 09:23 To:add@removed.com Subject: Your Enquiry
Dear Mr Mathews Thank you for contacting Cancer Research UK. We are extremely grateful you have taken the time to contact us and I would like to assure you that we take your concerns extremely seriously. It may well feel like breast cancer is receiving a great deal of attention at the moment as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This awareness campaign runs throughout October and was established alongside the ‘pink ribbon’ symbol by Estee Lauder, twelve years ago. During that time, Breast Cancer Awareness Month has developed into an internationally recognisable brand that draws the support and participation of huge numbers of people in various fundraising activities, across the globe. Cancer Research UK operates in a very competitive environment with many charities competing for public donations at a time when we receive very little Government funding. We simply cannot afford to ignore the huge fundraising potential that BCAM provides. To do so would mean we would not be able to provide our scientists with the necessary funds to fulfil our ambitions. Having said this, I can assure you we are equally committed to fighting all other forms of cancer. Cancer Research UK is constantly striving to raise awareness of other types of cancer. For example, The Bobby Moore Fund, which is operated by Cancer Research UK, highlights awareness and raises funds for research in to bowel cancer. There are also numerous other cancer awareness months. June is Men’s Cancer Awareness Month, April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and January is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. These are newer initiatives, which we hope will eventually attain a similar impact to that of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We are also undertaking several campaigns that are designed to increase awareness of current cancer-related issues, including ‘Sunsmart’, which highlights the threat of skin cancer, and ‘Low Tar Exposed’, which shows the dangers posed by low-tar cigarettes. In addition to Men’s Cancer Awareness Month, more recently, there have been a number of campaigns aimed specifically at men. The first was ‘Man Alive’, supported by the footballer Denis Law, which highlighted men’s reluctance to visit their GP when faced with cancer-related symptoms. The second was ‘Blue Boy’, again supported by many male celebrities, and used a symbol based on the Breast Cancer Awareness Month pink ribbon to highlight the threat of testicular cancer. If you would like further information regarding the work of Cancer Research UK, please do not hesitate to contact our Supporter Services Department by telephone on (number removed). We are always happy to be of assistance. Alternatively, there is extensive information about cancer, our research and ways to get involved on our website -www.cancerresearchuk.org Once again, thank you for contacting Cancer Research UK. I hope this information has been of interest. Yours sincerely
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Out of the gloom a voice spake unto me. 'Smile and be happy, Things could get worse."
So I smiled and was happy, and behold... Things did get worse.
Me and my sister were walking around this market at the weekend and we saw all these people on the stalls with pink stuff around them, people were wearing pink wigs and t-shirts. My sister asked me what it was about, so I looked at a label on something on one of the stalls and it said, as I had guessed, that it was about breast cancer awareness. Don't remember if it was awareness month or day or whatever.
I thought to myself 'more like breast cancer awareness year'. There seems to be no end of 'awareness' about it.
Theres nothing wrong with getting attention for breast cancer, but it seems to swamp every other type of cancer awareness, and other things, particularly cancers that just affect males or males more than females don't get a look-in.
Prostate cancer causes more deaths than breast cancer every year. So there also needs to be a "prostate cancer awareness".
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~ A man needs a woman like a lion needs a stove. ~
~ Women deserve only equal opportunity, not equal outcomes. ~
~ Men are not collectively "guilty" of anything. ~
~ Never needing to be pregnant is a blessing. ~
~ Feminist ideology “men have to respect women, but women have no reason to respect men” ~
~ Everybody makes choices, and nobody should be entitled to special treatment because of those choices. Equal results based on unequal treatment amounts to no kind of equality at all. ~
in major cases it is seen that men suffer from lung cancer. Each type of non-small cell lung cancer has different kinds of cancer cells. The cancer cells of each type grow and spread in different ways. it is seen also in many cases that smoking cigarettes or cigars is the most common cause of lung cancer. The more years a person smokes, the greater the risk. If a person has stopped smoking, the risk becomes lower as the years pass, but is never completely gone.
31st-October-2006
