Seriously, Perez. Did you NOT understand this “Deserve to Die” campaign whatsoever. No, you didn’t. It takes a nanosecond to understand this campaign by the Lung Cancer Alliance is NOT about smoking. The campaign is easily illustrating just the opposite – that ANYONE can get lung cancer. You don’t have to smoke to get it. Just…
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While we’re on this little subject of women’s health and access to health care and cancer screenings, I have a little something to say about this: “Senators to Komen: Women’s Health Before Partisan Politics?” Biggest line of BULLSHIT. Ever. As a lung cancer advocate, it’s been interesting to watch the Komen fiasco play out on…
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Part V in a series regarding my investigation into the American Cancer Society and interview with the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Otis Brawley After a lot of questioning and several blog posts later, the American Cancer Society has finally included a link, front and center, on its relayforlife.com website that explains where Relay for Life…
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Part IV in a series regarding my investigation into the American Cancer Society and interview with the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Otis Brawley When you’re the biggest cancer organization and have a billion dollars a year in revenue, chest thumping shouldn’t be needed. However, the American Cancer Society is right to be defensive about…
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Update II – Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:45 pm CST My WTF Comment “Lands” in ACS Facebook page SPAM Filter So, the reason my post yesterday didn’t show up on the American Cancer Society’s Facebook page wall is because it landed in ACS’s SPAM filter. I received this message from Karen at ACS. I am…
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