[quote=eavesdropper]
Unfortunately, other cancers and diseases, for whatever reason, didn’t get the message, and sat by idly while Komen achieved unparalleled success in fundraising. Some of them have picked up on it in the past 5 or 6 years, but I think that the public may have reached the point where they have “ribbon fatigue”.[/quote]

Excellent analysis eavesdropper and I suspect you are right on all points.

I also think women are more willing to donate/participate to breast cancer events because they are so attached to that part of their body (only hair ranks above that, in my experience with females) they will do whatever they can to find a cure, while with lung cancer they tend to think “meh, if I don’t smoke I won’t get it.” True or not, I think that is the mindset.

I’m not saying donating is bad, on the contrary. It’s just interesting to observe the trends.