Over the last year, the Pink Ribbon Blues Blog has become a forum for discussing pink culture and industry from multiple vantage points and through a multitude of voices. As the PRB Contributors list continues to grow, I am hopeful that the status quo surrounding breast cancer will dislodge to create meaningful awareness, understanding, and actions that will have a . . . → Read More: What Lies Beneath
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Lori Marx-Rubiner is a social worker, writer and breast cancer coach. On the national level, she is involved in advocacy and serves on peer review for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Project (a Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program). Locally she coaches women through their diagnoses and into treatment, and has led in-treatment support groups. She is particularly interested . . . → Read More: 25. Being a “Change Agent” with Clinical Trials In the book “Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists,” sociologist Joel Best makes the case that good statistics require good data; clear, reasonable definitions; clear, reasonable measures; and appropriate samples.” Unfortunately, what we often find are “mutant statistics,” comparisons of “apples and oranges,” and “stat wars” as stakeholders try to sway public and political . . . → Read More: 24. “Survival” and “Cure” are NOT Interchangeable Words Nizarys Vargas is a senior at the College of Mount of Saint Vincent. Her current concentration is business administration with a minor in sociology, and Ms. Vargas plans to become a funeral director. Having worked closely with the Sisters of Charity, she is committed to helping people through some of the saddest and most difficult times in their lives. The . . . → Read More: 18. Advertising WHAT??? Following press coverage of Sarah Horton’s honest, opinionated diaries during her treatment for breast cancer in 2008, Sarah then began writing a book about her experiences. Being Sarah is a true story that brings into sharp focus society’s perception of breast cancer, the politics of the disease, and the need for prevention. Opinionated, outspoken, and life-affirming, her book is also . . . → Read More: 17. Excerpt from “Being Sarah” After Pink Ribbon Blues came out, Bill Noren periodically sent me photos, news items, and other tidbits about pink ribbon culture that concerned him. Several of the images and photos that are sprinkled throughout the Pink Ribbon Blues Blog and in the ever-expanding photo gallery came from him. Last Spring, Bill sent me some news stories about Heather Beyer and . . . → Read More: 16. Loss and Remembering: A Story of Heather Beyer Kirsten Kaae, RN, BSN, LPC, M. Ed. has been serving the needs of the terminally ill and their families since 1987 when she started her career as a hospice nurse. Ms. Kaae has pursued extensive post graduate work in child and family therapy and rehabilitation. She holds dual licensures as a registered nurse and as a licensed professional counselor. She . . . → Read More: 15. The Cloud that Doesn’t Go Away Kate-Madonna Hindes is an industry leader and national author and speaker on emotional integrity and authenticity in today’s online media. Her columns are regularly published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Women of HR, GirlmeetsGeek, Brazen Careerist and JobDig. With 15+ years of combined, published, experience for news media, state government and Fortune 500 businesses, she regularly covers national Social Media . . . → Read More: 10. {ReThink Your Pitch} Q&A With A National Brand Over Breast Cancer… |
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