Bill Clinton Starts Breast Cancer Fund

[OzarkDem]

My president, my cause, my organization.

Adding breast cancer to the list of health causes he champions, former President Bill Clinton is establishing a fund in honor of his mother, who died of the disease in 1994.

"She had a very upbeat attitude and never thought of herself as dying from the disease but living with it," Clinton said in a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated Press.

"She was totally at ease with her own mortality and yet ferocious in fighting against the disease."

The Virginia Clinton Kelley Fund will be part of the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Clinton and leaders of the advocacy group were announcing it Thursday in New York City. The new effort will educate and train breast cancer survivors to influence research and expand access to care, Clinton said.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051104/ap_on_he_me/clinton_breast_cancer_2

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. I know where my money is going next time I donate

I am a strong supporter of the Susan G Komen foundation, though, and so I hope they will somehow "umbrella" their resources.

[OzarkDem]

2. Susan G Komen Fndtn is run by a Bush "Pioneer"

It was begun by Nancy Brinker and with her hubby's money (millionaire restaurant owner - Chili's, Macaroni Grill, etc.) Norm is also a big Bush supporter.

In the past, Komen Fndtn has lobbied against NBCC initiatives like the Breast & Cervical Cancer Treatment Program. They also lobbied behind the scenes to torpedo the Patients Bill of Rights and oppose funding of research into breast cancer & environmental factors. They receive very large donations from the chemical companies.

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=brinker&txtState=%28all+states%29&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&Order=N

Here's a good article on Komen activities

http://www.alternet.org/story/14014/

[oldtime dfl_er]

3. Thanks, I'll read it