cut through the crap

All the junk science and bogus claims1 about breast cancer are really getting to me these days. What bothers me even more is that some of the denial and outright obfuscation comes from sources we in the mainstream are supposed to trust.2How do you decide what's real?With so many conflicting messages about lifestyle changes, what advice are we to follow?And when are those in a position to do anything going to truly investigate the environmental links to breast cancer? (I know the answer to that one. Probably never.)It's enough to send a girl back to bed. It's pretty dark under the duvet. Maybe I can hide from the world for a while and pretend all that annoys me doesn't exist.That's not a terribly constructive solution though, so more and more I'm turning to all the good stuff on the internet. There are lots of smart people advocating for themselves and others. And, thankfully, there is always Breast Cancer Action.Image courtesy Breast Cancer Action.I just signed up for a"Webinar" called "Separating Hype from Hope. Breast Cancer Media Literacy." You have to register in advance but it's completely free. There are two sessions, one on Wednesday, May 29 at 10am PST/ 1pm EST and one on Thursday, May 30 at 2pm PST / 5pm EST.The agenda includes the following: The larger picture of media literacyWhat is right and wrong about health coverage in the mediaThe current state of journalism and its impact on consumers How industry and pharmaceuticals influence health news repo...
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