I agree with Hawkwin. It's a publicity stunt. There are many bigger killers than breast cancer...


"The 10 leading causes of death by broad income group (2008)"
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/index.htm...

High-income countries	Deaths in millions	% of deaths
 1. Ischaemic heart disease                      1.42	15.6%
 2. Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease     0.79	8.7%
 3. Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers	         0.54	5.9%
 4. Alzheimer and other dementias	         0.37	4.1%
 5. Lower respiratory infections	         0.35	3.8%
 6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	 0.32	3.5%
 7. Colon and rectum cancers                     0.30	3.3%
 8. Diabetes mellitus                            0.24	2.6%
 9. Hypertensive heart disease                   0.21	2.3%
10. Breast cancer                                0.17   1.9%

For the record, I have nothing against boobies or raising money for healthy boobies. :-)

--Rod