tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106964336165344350.post7648487079523757502..comments2019-05-10T05:03:03.407-04:00Comments on Chat with the Chamber: LIVE STRONGAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05085541466426361414noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106964336165344350.post-86657160074942382332008-07-26T21:55:00.000-04:002008-07-26T21:55:00.000-04:00For those of you who would like more information, ...For those of you who would like more information, Here's a great page. A pdf file, "cancer facts and figures. http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/CAFF2007PWSecured.pdfArizonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03728851528129929916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106964336165344350.post-81168542216913201392008-07-26T13:22:00.000-04:002008-07-26T13:22:00.000-04:00I went looking and could only find a 2004 number o...I went looking and could only find a 2004 number of 10.8 million, so the 12 million number is certainly correct -- but i'd love to have a source (never know when you might get a column out of a detail like that!).<BR/><BR/>When i was pastoring a church in West Virginia, back in 1998, a lady in the congregation died of whom i only learned after her passing that she was famous for doing something in 1968. In that county, as it was shared with me by her friends, she became the first person as far as they knew to have ever said in public "I have breast cancer."<BR/><BR/>It was a real eye-opener to me to realize how recently, historically speaking, this was utterly not spoken about in public -- and how much more pain and fear comes of that kind of approach (see the end of "The Bells of St. Mary's" which my mom assures me was exactly what they said about people with cancer or TB in 1945).<BR/><BR/>So on behalf of Althea and all survivors today, thanks for the article Cheri!Jeff Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036385599454732555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106964336165344350.post-60473864022318031752008-07-26T09:34:00.000-04:002008-07-26T09:34:00.000-04:00Thanks for catching my mistake. I'm glad I was wr...Thanks for catching my mistake. I'm glad I was wrong. I like the 12 million much better!Licking County Chamberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896218029012201303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106964336165344350.post-84704242224125063602008-07-26T08:38:00.000-04:002008-07-26T08:38:00.000-04:00There are currently 12 million cancer survivors in...There are currently 12 million cancer survivors in the US!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106964336165344350.post-58419164724750254532008-07-25T22:34:00.000-04:002008-07-25T22:34:00.000-04:00Say, recheck that last number, would you? I'm cer...Say, recheck that last number, would you? I'm certain there are more than 100,000 cancer survivors -- a million wouldn't surprise me.Jeff Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036385599454732555noreply@blogger.com