October is attributed as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And being a blogger I feel an urgent compulsion to raise my voice and show solidarity to this cause. That being said, I won’t go into the nitty-gritty stuff of explaining what is breast cancer…what are its symptoms…its severity identifiers…and treatments? I guess Mr. WebMD does a good job on it…so let’s not reinvent the wheel!
But here’s something interesting and probably very shocking that I want to dwell upon! And the credit for my this-newly-gained-knowledge goes to…hold your breath…a Korean Drama—Jealousy Incarnate (currently airing). What? That was my first reaction…just one word…WHAT…never heard it before…so, need to dig more into it. And I did!
Really sorry for any spoilers…but like few other K-Dramas, this one also highlights a very specific medical issue—breast cancer…but in men. Is it possible? My Google-Gurur says, YES, very much!
Here’s the link to a very simple explanation by WebMD explaining breast cancer in men.
But ironically, men being men, they don’t want to discuss it. Here comes the right spot to quote an anonymous feminist who just said that weirdly it’s comforting to know that at least there’s something that can make their wildness go wild! Emotions aside…but seriously it’s a serious issue that demands a very vocal and robust action. Unlike women, breast cancer in men can stay unnoticed and they don't consider seeing-the-doctor option “until they have more severe symptoms, like bleeding from the nipple. At that point the cancer may have already spread.”
Recently on Instagram, I have started ‘liking’ a great initiative by a retail clothing brand—Generation (my favorite ;), based in Pakistan, for their awareness campaign targeted towards their female coworkers and other in-their-circle women. This is a really great step and must say, one of its kind for an awareness campaign. I guess it’s quite true that when fashion meets a cause…miracles could happen! I hope in coming times this spirit only galvanizes!
Having said that, why can't we have similar campaigns for men also? Or, why don't we just incorporate them into this wrongly-labeled-as a ‘feminist’ disease!
The point is, just #spreadtheword! It’s okay…if it’s through a drama, a fashion show, or simply on Instagram...just do it… and make the rest history!
Bottomline, just because of our ignorance…someone can actually die! Is there a more severe situation to make us mobilize our resources and device a robust action plan? I guess, NO! So, let’s put our heads together…rollup our sleeves…and start educating ourselves with the motto: “Learn To Live”. Period.
P.S. I preferred posting WebMD links because of their simple and apt explanations. If you want to dig more into it (which actually is recommended) look into cancer.org. Specifically,
FYI Click on the link for the 1st episode of Jealousy Incarnate. Learn and enjoy :)
So, until next time,
Let's galvanize our efforts!
