how come people only care about breast cancer?

okay well a lot of people in my family have breast cancer so it is something that i am always trying to help out with and donate. but one of my old friends had lukemia and we supported him the entire way. so...but yea i do see how you say that most people only care about breast cancer. in my opinion they should have an organization that you can donate to that will go out to all diseases and cancers, etc. if there are people who only donate to breast cancer, it is because either they have somebody in their life that is effected by it or they arent very aware of the other sicknesses. maybe you could make a club for lukemia. i would very gladly join. well thats my opinion and keep fighting

I feel breast cancer has gotten so much attention in large part due to the Susan G Koman Foundation. One person no matter what they are trying to raise awareness for CAN make a difference if they have the determination and drive to have their voice heard. As a 6 year breast cancer survivor I LOVE to see pink ribbons, it gives me hope my daughter wont be diagonsed with cancer before age 40 like I was. I had a good friend die of ovarian cancer and I wear a teal ribbon for her still. Someone I worked with lost her fiance to pancratic cancer...I still wear the purple ribbon band from his fund raiser. All cancer should be wiped out if we can just get the funding and support. Chemo and radiation are no picnic, but I know what I went through was easier than the treatments my grandmother had 25 to 30 years ago...those improvements are made thru research which is possible from funding raised by awareness. (btw I believe leukemia awarness is a green or orange ribbon...wear it with pride, we are all in this fight together!)

I do not blame or judge you. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and at times it does seem as though certain things get more attention than others. God sees and cares about ALL types of ANY disease. That is a main reason why I made this page: link

I am 24 and was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer and it's pretty hard sometimes to find groups for that as well. But they're out there. Good luck to you and all who have been stricken with cancer. You must keep the faith...

It does seem like breast cancer is what most people care about. My dad has a heart disease that literly no one knows about unless they know someone who has it. And the doctors are pretty much expermenting on him because they don't know what to do. no one has ever heard of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy(HCM) and if no one has ever heard of it how/why should they donate money to the cause. (back to the question) I think more people care about breast cancer because it is more common. I live in a city with about 2,800 people in it and there are roughly 1,500 breast cancer survivors or women going through it at moment.

I am so sorry to hear that you have Leukemia. I hope you have been cancer free for a while and that you stay that way. I have a friend who had tumors in both of his arms. I know how hard it is for him, and he has only know about his tumors for 4 years and I'm sure you are older than 7 so I can't even imagine what it has been like for you and your family

For more on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy go to link

For me it's an important topic because I nearly lost my mother....she had breast cancer three times....

You just get scared when the ones you love suffer and there's nothing you can do about it

Maybe you can imagine what it feels like when you come home from school and your mum is laying on the sofa.....sweating, crying....begging you to kill her.....just asking you to end it!! You're fifteen years old and your whole world crumbles

I understand how you feel. September is Prostate Cancer awareness month as well as Children's Cancer awareness month and most people don't even know that. More men actually are diagnosed and die from prostate cancer than women are from breast cancer and yet everything still always seems focused around women. This past year has been better with the awareness of the cancers but neither are on the same level. The best thing anyone can do is use their voice to start conversations and create the awareness themselves. I lost my Father to prostate cancer 3 years ago and I wear my blue ribbon in memory of him. I am also not shy to ask men and women if they are educated about the disease. Most people are shocked when they find out what prostrate cancer does to a man's body. You have to be your own fire starter to the education, awareness and support to whatever cause is important to you!! Best of luck and keep kicking leukemia's butt and get out there and create awareness!!!

I understand your frustration, I was born with Retinoblastoma and find it frustrating how every October everybody remembers and "cares" about cancer (only one type) then goes back to not paying attention to it the rest of the year. Breast cancer is a terrible disease that nobody should have to suffer through, but it's not the only one nor is it the most deadly or most common. There are calendars that depict what diseases correlate to each month. We need to inform people of these diseases and hopefully one day every month will be treated like BCAM.