The Komen Foundation’s curious relationship with the science of cancer prevention
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With its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood, the political agenda of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation finally is becoming widely recognized. The foundation that supposedly is all about fighting breast cancer now is...
Planned Parenthood receives $100,000 matching pledge from Lance Armstrong, LIVESTRONG
Cancer survivors stick together on an issue this critical.
Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, champion cyclist and LIVESTRONG founder and chairman, issued the following statement:
“For 15 years, the Lance Armstrong Foundation has served people and f...
The Komen Foundation’s corporate approach to philanthropy on film
The documentary Pink Ribbons, Inc., based on the highly regarded book of the same name, is coming out at exactly the right time to help reframe our understanding of just what the Susan G. Komen Foundation exists to do. It's not just that they're righ...
New Komen Foundation policy also refuses funding for embryonic stem cell research
Proceeds will only be used for actual
breast cancer research and prevention if we feel like it.
Via Kombiz, it appears the Susan G. Komen Foundation's newest push towards the hard-right has resulted in another new policy as well. According to a state...
Elizabeth Edwards: Topic No. 1 for a Coupla Sick Chicks Sitting Around Talking
Filed under: Woman Up, Elizabeth EdwardsTwo cancer survivors take a few minutes in a Kansas coffee shop to reflect on the death of Elizabeth Edwards and how the disease changes everything -- especially time. Permalink | Email this |...
Elizabeth Edwards, Rest in Peace
Filed under: Elizabeth EdwardsThe most disarming, beloved and beleaguered woman in the American political arena died Tuesday at the Chapel Hill estate she once told me she'd built in part to compensate for the succession of modest homes she'd lived in ...
Cancer and the Color Wars: Pink? Teal? Purple?
Filed under: Woman Up, MedicineCancer is not fair, and neither is funding for cancer research. A cancer survivor's perspective on the odds and the outcomes. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
National Enquirer Submits for Pulitzer Prize After John Edwards Admits Paternity of Rielle Hunter’s Daughter
Filed under: Emily's Post
Barry Levine, editor of the National Enquirer, is nominating his reporters for a Pulitzer Prize for their work in uncovering the John Edwards affair.
Levine told me that Edwards' admission Thursday that he fathered a daughter with a campaign videographer...
Levine told me that Edwards' admission Thursday that he fathered a daughter with a campaign videographer...
On Cancer Screening, Politics, and Communication
There's no way this complex issue can be covered in one post, but thankfully there have been some really thoughtful pieces written by others that we can pull from. For example, my own comments led to this headline on the AtlanticWire: Politics Beats Science in Cancer Screening Debate, featuring a terrific piece by...
Michelle Obama Pitches Health Care At Breast Cancer Event
Filed under: The Daily FLOTUS with Lynn Sweet
Everyone was "pink pinned" as First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden -- in a rare dual appearance -- headlined an event Friday marking Breast Cancer Awareness month, with Mrs. Obama prodding Congress to pass a health care...Follow seriouslypolitics on Twitter!
