Does the Pink of Breast Cancer Awareness Month Make Women With Cancer Feel Worse?

October is traditionally the month for breast cancer awareness. You'll see pink ribbons, pink shirt, pink clothing worn by all types of women and men.

In fact, this year, since 2010, professional football clubs in the National Football League are involved in their pink football jerseys. Sturdy lineman and linebackers to put pink soccer cleats on their shoes, quarterbacks and receivers to wear pink wristbands and pink towels worn as part of their equipment

Why pink? As the pink ribbon movement begin? And most importantly, to really help women who already have breast cancer? Or make them feel worse?

To get the Pink Cancer Business
Tapes are used to express the solidarity of the holder is identified with the cause from the beginning to the end of the 20th century. The yellow tape is used for troops in the war. Red tape for those with AIDS. Pink and ribbons (pink color) to express support for those who are diagnosed with breast cancer.

In the fall of 1991, Alexandra Penney, editor-in-chief himself, the magazine of women's health and Evelyn Lauder, the cosmetics company Estee Lauder, got the idea to create a giant vrpce.Kozmetički distribute those tapes stores in New York.

Charlotte Hayley, who battled the disease, produced peach color ribbons. She sold the tapes to support the prevention of cancer. After discussing opportunities with Lauder, Hayley and their lawyers, they are "new" colors, pink, he was elected, which became an international symbol of awareness.

Did Pink really help women who have breast cancer?
There were loud voices criticism of "Pink moon" and its long term effects of the fight for breast cancer.

Critics say that promoting a pink ribbon as a symbol is not all the credit for saving lives. Others believe that the pink ribbon will disappear from popular use and become just a fad. October is the month when it becomes "Pink" sales explode. Companies that sell goods and provide a pink donation related token charity.

Šulík Gayle, a medical sociologist, wrote a Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture impairs women's health. She discovered that while the "pink ribbon culture" has brought much attention to the disease in the United States, not improve women's health. Based on eight years of research, analysis and hundreds of interviews with women who had the disease, Mrs. Šulík found that the rate of cancer growth, cancer thrives industry, corporations profit from the disease, and those with cancer of the stigma of the pink ribbon.

To see a Pink Dress Women with Cancer Feel about yourself?
How can any woman feels when she has a serious illness, and all around it says: "Be aware of breast cancer." In October 2009, after Cheryl was diagnosed with Stage 0 DCIS and level. This October was a difficult month. Pink is everywhere, and she was very conscious of the cancer. She was diagnosed with it.

Yes, early detection is very important, because we had less severe symptoms to deal with. However, self-awareness month did little to support it. Whenever Cheryl went shopping, pink was everywhere. She felt horrible, like you could not get a break to live a normal life. Reminders are everywhere that it is not normal - it is this cancer. She just wanted to hide.

Writing notes of support, using a special emphasis words and spend more time together has done more for her spirits, and the pink ribbon t-shirts made​​. Using kept thinking and approach has helped Cheryl feels loved, respected and valued within.

So, my questions for you, dear reader, are: The October Breast Cancer Awareness Month mean to you? How do you treasure in women with the disease? What they write or say? And if you have breast cancer themselves, what would you want the important people in your life to write or say to you?