Vice President for Public Policy, of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Karen Handel resigned on Tuesday following the outstanding public backlash against the organization. Handel and the organization received major criticism for supporting new grant guidelines that excluded Planned Parenthood. Seen by some as another step in the “War Against Women,” the ...
Breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure has ended its relationship with affiilates of Planned Parenthood, effectively cutting off grants of approximately $600,000 per annum from Komen. Komen’s given reason is the pending investigation by Congress into Planned Parenthood, while Planned Parenthood have accused Komen of taking the decision following pressure from ...
Each October, all of our thoughts are coloured with pink ribbons in the name of breast cancer awareness. We are so tangled up in messages of hope that we fail to question what all the fuzzy pink socks, bookmarks, t-shirts and walks really mean. Are companies profiting off the deadly disease? Is it a marketing ...
Scientists have been busy studying the effects of red wine. Again. The Journal of Women’s Health has recently published a study to challenge the claim that all alcohol consumption increases the risk of certain types of cancer. Their studies have shown that while even low to moderate consumption of alcohol can increase women’s risk of ...
Whether you love or hate your breasts there’s always this ominous sense that they’re actually bombs waiting to explode. In October, the abundance of pink signifies our steadfast efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer, seek more effective treatments and find preventative measures, but it also has a tendency to perpetuate paranoia. But never fear. ...
Health news changes about every second, especially when it comes to food. One day it’s, “Eat this!” and the next it’s, “You really shouldn’t be eating that.” But rarely does a food get praised for its health benefits and condemned for cancer risk in the same matter of days. Welcome to the mysterious case of ...
Katie Evans is 26-year-old woman suffering from breast cancer. Even though her employers have a group plan for disability insurance, she is not qualified for long-term disability payments. “I didn’t think I was going to have to fight cancer — and then fight with this insurance company,” she says. Katie found a lump in her ...
The act is far from sexual, but there’s something playful about a hot guy reminding you that you’re due for a breast exam. It makes an ordinary and mundane chore seem more exciting, like flipping your calendar every month to reveal another hunky male firefighter. The new Rethink Breast Cancer campaign stimulates women’s visual senses ...
A breast cancer survivor suffered a humiliating pat down at the hands of TSA agents, one which could have easily been avoided. Lori Dorn is a breast cancer survivor and recipient of breast implants after a bilateral mastectomy. Flying from New York JFK to San Francisco, she was told that she would need to have ...
Come on everyone! Let’s have a giggle about anorexia! Clearly all of the girls that die every year deserve to be mocked in a costume that pokes fun at their disease. Well, obviously not. But, this is apparently what the creator of “Anna Rexia,” the Halloween costume that is skin tight and features a painted ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
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Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
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Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
