If the Breast Cancer gene is patented and owned by a company, (which it is). Then if i give money to something like Susan G. Komen Foundation, what is my money actually funding? Since this company DOESNT allow any cures or real treament to be developed, what is my money funding?
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Im glad people are finally asking this question before giving money so blindly. Here are some Facts:
Breast cancer is the 5TH leading disease among women. Less then 1% of men get breast cancer and children are not affected by it.
Komen is a $5.5 billion dollar industry that has collected money year after year and has not shown ONE sign of progress towards a cure.
only 19% of your money donated goes to research to find a cure for breast cancer
Komen CEO's make a salary of $500,000+ bonuses a year
Komen also spends a portion of your proceeds to retain lawyers to sue other charities who use terms such as 'the cure' in their charitable campaigns.
Komen also makes money by selling your information to various marketing groups
Komen does spend a majority of its money on marketing which they so call 'awareness'
I will not, and do not donate to this chairity. The komen CEO's enjoy their half a million dollar a year salary so why would they be focused on a cure. If you want to donate, donate to the Jimmy V fund where 100% of proceeds go to research.
Peggy
What about The Breast Cancer Charities
Tarkarri
This varies depending on the country you live in and the charity you choose to support.
The BRAC gene is patented in USA, not elsewhere.
Less than 10% of breast cancers are due to this gene anyway.
Research is still needed on the other 90% of breast cancers.
In other countries treatments for BRAC can still be undertaken.
Money also goes into awareness campaigns, educational literature, free or subsidised mammograms, specially trained nurses, support services for patients and their families etc.
Anonymous
Breast maximum cancers charities not often supply funds to all of us. the money is used for analyze that's no longer gender specific. this is extensively utilized to furnish academic cloth to strengthen understanding. it could additionally be used for offering screening mammograms for best danger people who could truly be no longer able to manage to pay for it. adult adult males with breast maximum cancers are entitled to each and each of a similar help centers as females with breast maximum cancers.
misscacazzy
donate money to British cancer charity it gets used wisely here