Before You Donate
Think very seriously before donating to any breastcancer organization, or fundraising program until you read their Annual Report to see who their top contributors are, and if they have a product that appears frequently in the message the organization sends to the public. That would be unethical and its illegal. The same applies to a request that the public buys products, but does not receive a "donor receipt" for tax-deductible purpose. Read any and all food labels that breastcancer "non-profits" are promoting to raise money. Some organizations tell the public to help them raise money by asking you to visit their websites, but that only gives them "hits" to increase their sponsors.
Another tip, "signing" an online Petition is not acceptable, so don't fall for such antics. An ethical non-profit, or professional will not request your visit to their website, nor use "cookies" placed on your computer when you visit their site.
Purchase the Breastcancer Postage Stamp, the Post Office will always give you your charitable deduction receipt. Its a valid form of fund raising.
"Her dogged determination and new pathology techniques have revolutionized breast cancer." An Austin, Texas radiologistHer Story
By her special friends
Contrary to earlier evidence, Carol's journey proves that comedo cell ductal carcinoma can spread. Physicians utilize the term DCIS with breast cancer, or a pre-cancer, without realizing that a cell is either malignant or it is not. Thus, ductal carcinoma in situ is an oxymoron. Perhaps not at that moment but never trust for a minute that a cancer cell can't spread. As a result, she urges women and their physicians to take nothing for granted when a biopsy is performed and request a second opinion from the National Institutes for Health on all pathology and assure that the most up to date staining of the cells is implemented. continued...
reviewed 09/26/2005