Show your support for the fight against breast cancer
October may be nearly over but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to think about breast health. As many of you may know, October is national Breast Cancer Awareness month, and all across the globe men and women alike are working together to raise awareness and work to find a cure for this disease.
Here at Yahoo! you can make a small difference by updating your status message in support of the men and women battling this disease, and, the people who love them.
For each person who updates their Yahoo! status in Yahoo! Shine (http://shine.yahoo.com/page/breast-cancer-awareness-2009) and Yahoo! Mail (http://mail.yahoo.com) during the month of October, Yahoo! will donate $1 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org) to provide free mammograms for uninsured women (up to $50,000).
To check out just how supportive the Yahoo! Network is, stop by the support map on Shine http://shine.yahoo.com/page/breast-cancer-awareness-2009 , or, join any one of the many Yahoo! Groups dedicated to supporting those affected by Breast Cancer on a daily basis.
Thanks for your support, and be sure to act quickly—there are only a few days left!
For more information on this initiative, please check out the Yodel Anecdotal Post, found here: http://ycorpblog.com/2009/10/01/update-your-status-to-fight-breast-cancer/
Barbara in NY said,
October 27, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
What on earth do you mean to “update our status on shine???? Do you think you could explain yourselves more clearly so that you’ll be understood?
If Yahoo cares about supporting breast cancer medical care, or breast cancer screenings,or breast cancer research, then do so. You don’t need any update from me to do a charitable act for the public good.
Doug said,
October 29, 2009 @ 8:27 am
Will Yahoo be doing something similar in November, Lung cancer Awareness month? Or is this just more politically correct, feel-good, pink-ribbon overkill. Lung caner kills far more women (and men) than any other cancer.
Sarah Wills said,
November 2, 2009 @ 10:48 am
I will advice prople to go for checkup anytime they experience pains in their breast. Mind you, it’s not every pain on the breast that is a symptom of breast cancer, because there are some pains that are as a result of mentration or act as a symptom of menstration.
Another way of examining oneself is by daily self examination, that is every morning, one will have to rub her finger over the breast for lumps and if noticed should see the doctor immediately for proper treatment.
Mark said,
November 3, 2009 @ 3:42 pm
Hmm … you might want to consider updating the title of this post “Show your support for Breast Cancer”. My guess is that none of your readers have any interest in supporting breast cancer. Personally, I wish it were completely eradicated. Why on earth would I want to support it? Now what I would be happy to support is breast cancer “awareness” or “the fight against breast cancer”.
Dmitri said,
November 4, 2009 @ 6:15 am
Personally I don’t support breast cancer, I do, however support the fight AGAINST it.
Denise said,
November 6, 2009 @ 9:18 am
Well… my first visit to the Groups Blog and I see SPAM, as far as I’m concerned. I’m sure we all agree that Breast Cancer Research and Care are important issues, deserving of support. My sister-in-law’s mother died of it and two of her auns have had it, so she’s at high risk. One of my childhood friends had a double mastectomy three years ago. High school friend. Etc., etc. Most of us have been affected by breast cancer.
However, on many of the Yahoo Groups to which I subscribe, a message like this would be deleted by the Moderator as “off topic” and the member, if persistent in forcing his/her irrelevant topic on the group, would be removed from the list.
If the Yahoo Groups Blog acts as a voice for Yahoo’s special interests, I’ll pass.