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That would be rectal cancer, I think. Or, perhaps ... HEALING From Buttock Cancer - YouTube
Damn tune........you gotta give a warning with a link like that.
How do you guys find this stuff??
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.That would be rectal cancer, I think. Or, perhaps ... HEALING From Buttock Cancer - YouTube
Damn tune........you gotta give a warning with a link like that.
That's why I'm suggesting this NFL "campaign" is more about marketing the league to women than it is about true cancer awareness. Especially after so many years of the same thing every October.
All of the pink items are auctioned off with the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
Cancer is a terrible disease. Every one of us has been affected in one way or another. Breast cancer in particular is a very big deal in my family for reasons I needn't go into here. I appreciate what the NFL is doing here and my own opinion is that dismissing this as marketing to women is pretty cynical.
Sorry to be a scold but I think this thread is not this site's finest hour.
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Well, for one, colon cancer's not nearly as "sexy", and I don't mean that in a crude way.
Mixed feelings on this one. My mother-in-law is a breast cancer survivor, and I've seen firsthand the hell she's gone through. A quick google search, though, confirmed what you probably know Tunes - there are more new cases of prostrate cancer each year in the U.S. than any other type of cancer.
(LOL cue the funny Family Guy prostrate exam clip.)
Are they auctioning off the pink 1st down marker too?All of the pink items are auctioned off with the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
Cancer is a terrible disease. Every one of us has been affected in one way or another. Breast cancer in particular is a very big deal in my family for reasons I needn't go into here. I appreciate what the NFL is doing here and my own opinion is that dismissing this as marketing to women is pretty cynical.
Sorry to be a scold but I think this thread is not this site's finest hour.
Are they auctioning off the pink 1st down marker too?
Prostate cancer is one of the most survivable so it's not a good comparison.there are more new cases of prostrate cancer each year in the U.S. than any other type of cancer.
(LOL cue the funny Family Guy prostrate exam clip.)
you can get cancer by lying prone?
Prostate cancer is one of the most survivable so it's not a good comparison.
That said, we all know about breast cancer and other cancers, we don't need this crap.
Look up...see that pun up there flying way over your head?...wait...prostrate yourself...see it NOW?
Time and place for everything. Sporting events aren't s good disease awareness venue. People watch sports to get away from reality.
Its the NFL who is cynical. This is a marketing campaign. "We care about your breasts! (So the least you could do would be to watch our sport!). After all if they care about diseases why not prostate which affects many more of their fans? Because those fans are already watching. This is about getting new customers. Why not heart disease which kills more women? Because women won't identify with the effort so won't be compelled to watch it. After all heart disease affects mostly men even though more women die of it then breast cancer.
And why is breast cancer so special? Tragic disease to be sure but there are dozens of tragic diseases. To be fair they should have a different disease every week. How about alzheimer's? Alcoholism? Prostate, colon cancer. Turn the NFL into a giant PSA announcement. And if you're against that then I guess you're just cynical and dont care that people are dying shame on you!
Your personal perspective is understandable, but because of that you're missing the point of the original post. And no, not all the pink items are auctioned off with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Most of them are sold for profit at NFL pro shops: Official New England Patriots ProShop - Your Search For "bca" Returned 28 Results "A portion of the proceeds" from those sales goes to breast cancer awareness. Precisely how much, and how it's applied, they're not saying.
Also, Zeus: don't presume to "scold" me about cancer being a terrible disease. I have more firsthand experience with it than you'd want to imagine. Not YOUR finest hour on this site, bucko.
hey..if you're cynical..guess what?..that doesn't mean that you don't know you're going to die of something...or that loved ones have and will...it means you're sick of these giant conglomerative corporations pushing it down your throat using guilt as a weapon to shame you into giving YOUR money to them on the basis of a "trust me" promise.
I HAVE had a bout with cancer...I HAVE had two strokes...I HAVE a family history of colon cancer (killed my grandmother). I AM a compassionate person and I DO donate ...to MANY causes and research. I DO NOT need to be force fed a particular cause by a league that, quite frankly,is hardly the most trustworthy entity on the block.
Here's my pledge...I will CONTINUE to be as philanthropic as possible within the fiscal parameters of MY life...and let the NFL concentrate THEIR time and money on improving the GAME of football, starting with a back-up(s) replay system, instead of trying to P.T. Barnum you, me and the rest of the viewing public into giving THEM money.
As long as they're not partnered with Susan G. Komen I don't really care. Can't stand SGK after what I've learned about them. From what I can tell it is the NFL partnering with the American Cancer Society so I can't figure out why this is a bad thing.