Originally Posted by
saturn
Curing diseases comes about through scientific research. That research is very expensive, and needs funding in order to happen. Private enterprises don't invest in research unless they can with surety ramp it up to sell as a commodity at a solid profit. Awareness campaigns help grease the private donation efforts which fund critical research.
At DL, sales of pink ties for pilots goes to charity, for-sale Pink Lemonade all goes to charity, amongst other efforts. Stop your own fake outrage.
Breast cancer research consumes vastly more money than other (often more lethal) types of cancer.
Fewer people die of breast cancer than liver cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, and way, way less than lung cancer. Yet a disproportionate amount of funding goes to breast cancer. The American Cancer Society lists double the number of grants for breast cancer than for any other cancer.
What we need though is more pink ties. Good thinking.