Pink?
I’ve noticed that many blogs are “going pink”* to raise awareness about breast cancer. This is very admirable. Especially for those male bloggers who are supporting their female compatriots (as well as highlighting the fact that men can also get breast cancer)
Next year, I hope that they go blue (or whatever colour it might be) for Male Cancer Awareness Month which was in June this year. After all, while breast cancer can claim the lives of ~12500 women in the UK on an annual basis, testicular and prostate cancer is still sending 10000+ British men to the gates of Hades every year too.
What’s more, rather than giving men anything that might be equivalent to the NHS Breast Screening Programme, the government has decided that men only need a handout about prostate cancer risk management.
*Tabula Rasa doesn’t do Pink. Ever. But, perhaps when I can be arsed to to sort out the CSS and new layout fully soon, there might be a token pink element.

Whaddaya mean you don’t do pink?
I went pink coz I’m like, comfortable with my sexuality, or something (that’s HETERO, yeah? Just coz I go pink don’t mean nuttin’…).
If there’s a ‘go blue’ month I’m totally there.
Comment by Matt — October 11, 2006 @ 12:16 am
For an interesting twist on the topic of the “pinking” of breast cancer awareness, there are two articles I link to from my website, http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com, that I think you might like to read.
To access these two articles, please go to the links on the left side of my site, and look under “articles of importance.”
1)”Welcome to Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch,” by Barbara Ehrenreich. A classic.
2)”Chemo Concession” (contains some surprising information about the chemotherapy industry)
Both articles will give you another perspective on the “think pink” phenomenon. I hope you will find them informative. Thanks very much for giving them a look!
Sincerely,
Julia Schopick
http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com
Comment by Julia Schopick — October 11, 2006 @ 4:04 am
Noted in the diary…
Comment by Lyle — October 11, 2006 @ 8:42 am