TBCS - Battling for a Noble Cause

The Breast Cancer Society - Battling For a Noble Cause

Breast Cancer is one of those diseases known as the ‘silent killers’ that are notorious for spreading internally within the body with a kind of stealth that more often than not, makes it discoverable only when the disease is too far gone and there is suspicion of widespread dissemination of the disease to other areas of the body. However, modern advancements in medical science have bridged the gap between the disease and the cure, but still requires awareness to be spread to the masses about these blessings. 

What does the Breast Cancer Society do?

The Breast Cancer Society is one of the premiere non-profit organizations working for the social welfare of women, particularly Breast Cancer patients, that aims to spread awareness about all the new modalities and forms of treatment that have come forward in recent years as well as taking a more direct approach to helping those suffering at the hands of this disease. The Society is based in Arizona, U.S. and has centers operating all over the states and at international locations too, seeking to facilitate these women by bringing them together to voice their opinions, share their concerns and experiences and support each other both emotionally and psychologically.

How is all this possible?

These purposes are achieved by a detailed plan devised by the Breast Cancer Society that includes revolutionary initiatives like the Hope Supply Program, the many financial aid programs, scholarship funds, and charity walks and community outreach programs to aid in the hearing of these voices and help the women in need who are going to this traumatic ordeal in life.

What is the Hope Supply Program?

The Hope Supply Program is one of the leading initiatives up taken by the Breast Cancer Society and it is centered around the idea that the entire cost of the treatment of Breast Cancer and the therapy is in fact, quite a burden for the average household. To ease some of this load, the program contacts the major retailers and franchisers in the locality and asks them to donate their overstock and surplus items of everyday use, which are then provided directly to these women affected by Breast Cancer. The items are delivered to one of the many Hope Supply centers from which you can browse and select the products which you want. The items available are mostly things of everyday use like household items, bedding, hygiene products, clothing, wigs, bras and prosthetics.

How can we help?

You can help the society by donating funds to help support and propagate the cause, by donating clothes and food items, by helping to raise money for the society, by organizing charity walks and missions to spread awareness and last but not the least, by just sharing your experiences with other people going through the same dilemma and encouraging them to keep moving forward in the fight against cancer, for it is one that we here at the Breast Cancer Society need your utmost help and co-operation in winning.

PINK INC. - Charity work or the gold mine?

Cancer Treatment is an expensive cure and not everyone can afford it. The research development work being conducted to find a comprehensive treatment for all sorts of cancer requires a lot of funds. Due to the current marketing trend and societal mindset, we see celebrities and media persons harping and ranting about breast cancer and how they have donated for a noble cause. Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and helping anyone in need is definitely a noble cause.

Many societies, nongovernmental organizations, and charities have sprung up recently; claiming to be funding either cancer related research or contributing to breast cancer patients in one way or the other. Six billion dollars are spent annually on breast cancer related charities and breast cancer awareness programs. So it is no wonder that profiteers, scam artists, and swindlers have attached themselves to this gold mine.

Breast cancer Society

So how do these organizations dupe you? A typical method is donation events, dinners, drives, and campaigns. In which they collect funds, which would be utilized to support a cancer treatment center or hospital in way or the other. For instance as of late the pink ribbon campaign, or brand supporting pink on their products, or merchandise, was widely supported by different sponsors, football player’s basket ball teams and etc. The main purpose was to fool you into buying products or merchandise of these products.

A layman was beguiled into thinking that he by shopping or buying something was indirectly supporting campaign against cancer. What they didn’t realize was that, the money raised from such campaigns are initially used to pay for elaborate campaigns, events and lavish dinners, then the remaining moneys are used for the executive and employee’s elaborate salaries and expenses and only very little actually ends up going to these hospitals. Only very few charities contribute directly to breast cancer centers or research related products. Form among those only few ends up as usual contributions. Contribution of many societies is minute in terms of its usefulness. A lot of these charities are fronts and are used for money laundering and dodging taxes. Not only are these scam societies and charities usurping your money but they are also indirectly marketing their sponsors, whose merchandize is sold in thousands.

So instead of becoming a sucker for ever pink ribbon item, you find, being sold at a walk rally, charity or gala; research about the charity and organization.  The more your research and read about the charity or organization, the more questionable things will pop up. Most scam charities will be shaky when asked to see their accounts or see where the money is spent. So find a charity that is transparent, especially when it comes to taxation.

Find out how the charity contributes, if the method contribution is appropriate for you then pitch in whole heartedly. Think about it, if not you then who? Breast Cancer society patients deserve our help, no matter how little. Try contacting the hospital or research center the charity claims to be sponsoring, ask them about the nature of contributions made.  Do not let the capitalistic vultures beguile you into giving your hard earned money to fatten the accounts of the profiteering rackets.

Purpose of breast cancer awareness walks

Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

The breast cancer awareness walk is the commendable program of TBCS meant for making people concerned and conscious about their health. These awareness walks are either organized in public place or educational institutions have same purpose of eradicating the breast cancer society from USA. The walks are powerful and stimulating opportunities to show unity against breast cancer. Therefore, TBCS always welcomes you to join them in these walks for making people conscious about their personal hygiene, food habits, smoking etc.

Purpose of breast cancer awareness walks

The awareness walks show your strength and unity against the menace of breast cancer. The breast cancer society organizes these breast cancer walks periodically. The walks sometimes are organized in collaboration with TBCS partners or sometimes voluntarily youngsters and adults take part efficiently. The breast cancer society always gets positive feedback and gestures form any community in which these walks are held. The main purpose of walk is to educate people about facts and impacts of breast cancer on individual, family and upon nation because each and every citizen of America is important for making it prosperous. The banners, pamphlets and flyers with different information regarding breast cancer are used as effective tools in these walks by the breast cancer society.

Reduce risks of the breast cancer

The breast cancer awareness walks float the information that how one can reduce the risks of developing cancer. In these kind of awareness walks authentic tips and information regarding reducing chances of breast cancer is given to the people. Similarly, along with the verbal communication by pictorial description of detecting signs of breast cancer are also publicized. By this education it is possible for one to feel the signs and symptoms of breast cancer as early as possible because early detection and diagnosis can increase your chances of survival.

Sending invitations for walk

The breast cancer society offers you an opportunity to come out of your shell and invite your friends online for having a lap of victory with the breast cancer awareness walk. Online you can invite your friends and organize your own event for the purpose of awareness. This opportunity is also helpful for raising more funds for this scam free charity.

The breast cancer awareness walks are effective tools for spreading awareness everywhere about breast cancer, cure and treatment. TBCS has made this very feasible for people to organize an awareness walk with one click of mouse. On website of TBCS you can arrange your own event and have opportunity to plan remarkable awareness walk in any community. The breast cancer society is much successful as a result of these awareness walks for educating hundreds of people of America. TBCS arrange awareness walks in various communities with the full participation of volunteers as well.

Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

Recently conducted studies proved that breast cancer is the most common disease to occur in women, after lung cancer. The knowledge of breast cancer society is absolutely essential for the women to have and to take all the measures for avoiding that. The recognition of its danger; and information about ways of survival can greatly increase the chances of life saving for the women as a whole. It is not very much stressed in general, but the danger of breast cancer also exists for the men.

Myths and Reality about Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is not common in men, as the women get breast cancer 100 times more often than men. Therefore, contrary to the common belief these men are not immune from breast cancer and they too can be a target of this dangerous disease. Therefore there is a strong need to aware the people about breast cancer and to tell them how they can save themselves from it. One of the attempts to recognize its importance and treatment issues is the awareness walks. Such awareness campaigns have widespread effect and are able to convey their message to a wide array of people.

Breast Cancer Awareness Walk 2013

Breast cancer awareness walk 2013 is to be held at the Phoenix zoo. The basic and major issues of breast cancer would be highlighted and translated into banners and other media for normal people to read. Such an activity would generate good awareness and people would become curious to get more information about breast cancer in general. It is also a very vital aspect for the media and especially newspapers’ attention. The news channels and newspapers would be considering it a good cause to report in the news. Therefore it would also have its effect in the other states and parts of the world other than America. Another factor to boost the outreach of this awareness walk on breast cancer would be to increase the number of people that are going to check themselves for symptoms of breast cancer. It would greatly increase the detection of this disease so that people can know about it at the early stages and later on get the best medical help and medication to cure them.

Objectives

The goals for this Arizona 2013 walk are; to distribute nearly 50,000 packets related to educational stuff and material to the community. This material would make it easier for the message of this campaign to spread to the houses and to more people than witnessing it in real. It would increase the detection chances and would also inform the general people about symptoms of this disease. They walk participants would also be offering 200 free mammograms for the low income women who are not able to afford the disease detection and its treatment also.

The walk participants and organization would also be showing their resolve to provide in-home care for the females who have underwent the surgical procedures of the treatment. Also, the aim would be to inform people about the supply of hope supply program that consists of mostly needed items supplied to the breast cancer fighters.