The biggest boobs
by Jill Stanek
Posted: May 17, 2006

According to its president, the National Breast Cancer Coalition has "revolutionized" public policy in the quest to eradicate breast cancer.

But NBCC has an odd way of running its revolution.

On May 4, NBCC announced the Golden Boob Awards, to "highlight the biggest boobs of all – the organizations that are using breast cancer purely as a way to make money or to promote an ideology."

"Biggest boobs"? That NBCC would so crassly refer to a body part carrying such deep sexual and maternal significance to those mourning or fearing its loss is shameful – the equivalent to announcing the Little Baldy Awards for child leukemia research.

NBCC's top nominee was the Coalition on Abortion-Breast Cancer, of which I am an advisory board member.

NBCC accused CABC of "using breast cancer as a scare tactic" by "assert[ing] abortion leads to an increased risk of breast cancer." the rest