In a recent post I discussed the underfunding of basic research on the male form of breast cancer, and advocated for 1% of breast cancer research funding to involve male disease, in proportion to 1% […]
In a recent post, where I analyzed the relative underfunding of male breast cancer research, the issue of whether incidence and funding should be related came up. So I decided to take a look and […]
While there is nothing that forces a strict proportionality between cancer incidence and cancer research funding, there is something to be said for making sure that rare cancers are not left behind. Breast cancer in […]
One of questions that arose from the visualizations I published here a couple of days ago, was what proportion of grants go to metastatic breast cancer? So I went back to SciVal Funding, and repeated […]
In a brief article from the Khaleej Times, an English language paper from Dubai, it is reported that the Pink Caravan, the breast cancer awareness initiative by the Friends of Cancer Patients charitable organization, screened […]
The US, thanks to a (still relatively) healthy economy, high level of education, entrepreneurial spirit, willingness to invest public dollars (though this is decreasing alarmingly) and open attitude to bringing the smartest people in the […]
In a must-read article about the state of breast cancer awareness, medicine and research Peggy Orenstein exposes some of the harsh realities that are often left out of the pink conversation (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/magazine/our-feel-good-war-on-breast-cancer.html) Primarily focusing on […]
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Today’s Health Activist Writer’s Challenge inspired post is about men with breast cancer. Scorchy, of The Sarcastic Boob posted a link to her new FaceBook page to…
Entering a World of Pink 