The Breast Views Blog: International Women's Day

Here's a heads up for International Women's Day, coming at you, March 8th.

The Canadian theme for International Women's Week 2006 is Beyond Laws: The Right to be Me, which addresses women's rights, women's diversity and the need to put words into action.

More here.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Breast of Canada Calendar, Sue Richards,Blog Guelph.

The Breast Views Blog: Breast User

I had dinner with my neighbours on Saturday and enjoyed my first encounter of length with the latest edition to their family.

Magali is a breast user. This photo does not catch her in action, but I can confirm, she's a natural.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Breast of Canada Calendar, Sue Richards,Blog Guelph.

The Breast Views Blog: The Cancer Blog

I'm shameless.

This Blog has graciously given Breast of Canada a BIG Blog boost.

This kind of publicity is sort of like cheerleading, but without the pom poms.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Breast of Canada Calendar, Sue Richards,Blog Guelph.

The Breast Views Blog: A Cuban Breast View

Photo Credit: Oxanna Adams, February 2006, Cuba

Your breast guess is as good as mine....?

Sue Richards

The Breast Views Blog: Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN) - Main Page

I'm boasting.

One of my stories is currently posted on the Canadian Women's Health Network website.

Women’s Health Blogs: Adventures in the Blogosphere.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Blog, Sue Richards, breast cancer news, womens breast health,womens health, Canadian Womens Health Network.

The Breast Views Blog: Carnival of Feminists

It can safely be said that I love a carnival. Not the rides. They tend to make me puke. Instead I like the diversity that fits under the heading of Carnival and the clear divisions of what does not.

Carnivals on the Blogosphere are very similar to the flesh and blood experience. Usually titled under a specific heading, a Carnival features blog postings from a range of bloggers who identify in some way with the theme.

I'm pleased to be included in this weeks Carnival of Feminists with My Menopause Blog post: Eggs. As an egg producer of the reproductive variety my post explains how I preferred my monthly eggs to be; 'unhatched or scrambled'.

You'll have to scroll down a ways to find me. But there's plenty of stuff to read on the way. Mind the Gap!.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Blog, Sue Richards, breast cancer news, womens breast health,womens health ,Carnival of Feminists.

The Breast Views Blog: Women & Cancer

Women & Cancer is a quarterly publication developed specifically for women impacted by a cancer diagnosis. Our mission is to educate women about the effective management of cancer, to create community, and to inspire hope in all women involved in the fight against the disease.

Women & Cancer

Currently they are offering a free, one year subscription.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Blog, Sue Richards, breast cancer news, womens breast health,womens health.

The Breast Views Blog: State of the Evidence 2006: Breast Cancer and the Environment

Here's the question.

What Is the Connection Between the Environment and Breast Cancer?

And here's the answer.

State of the Evidence 2006: Breast Cancer and the Environment

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Blog, Sue Richards, breast cancer news, womens breast health,women/’s health.

The Breast Views Blog: A Breast View

Photo Credit: Sue Richards 1998.

Art Jam's Funky Woman Workshop. This artist participant gives herself riskfree breast augmentation.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Blog, Sue Richards, breast cancer, breast health,women's health, photo, Art Jam, breast augmentation.

The Breast Views Blog: Beautiful Woman Project

Body casting is a very clever way of dispensing with body image myths. You think you're huge. Your cast proves otherwise.

At an earlier point in my life, I had a wee body casting business that specifically catered to pregnant women. The cast, stretching from neck to pelvis offered a permanent keepsake of a moment in time that many women recall fondly.

The Beautiful Woman Project is a variation of the same theme, designed to show the diversity of body shapes and sizes out there.

Not everyone is sized 6.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Blog, Sue Richards, breast cancer, breast health,women's health, body cast.

The Breast Views Blog: BJ & THE BOOBETTES listen to JACK FM!

This email arrived from a very excited Boobette this afternoon.

"We are a team of 8 women from BC led by team captain Brenda Jeklin (aka BJ), who are doing the Weekend to End Breast Cancer in Vancouver this August, and we've entered a radio contest to "Show the World We Listen to 96.9 Jack FM." The top prize is $25,000, which we will donate to the Weekend to End Breast Cancer if we win."

I don't know Jack. But I think he would find the Boobettes to be quite charming. See for yourself.

BJ & THE BOOBETTES listen to JACK FM!

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Sue Richards, breast cancer, breast health,women’s health , Weekend to End Breast Cancer,96.9 Jack FM.

The Breast Views Blog: Womyn's Voices | Paroles de Femmes

This announcement appeared in my In Box. If you're a wanna be computer chick, this may be a valuable resource.

The internet has a huge impact on our lives. At Womyn’s Voices, we will be building a virtual community where women can share online experiences, analyze the implications of Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) for women and women’s equality issues, and provide easy access to our rich library of resources on policy development, issues, and realities facing women using ICTs.

Womyn's Voices | Paroles de Femmes

Sue Richards

A Valentine For You.

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Sue Richards, ICTs, women, blog, valentine.

The Breast Views Blog: Dead Bra Day

Dead Bra Day is upon us.

Nothing more can really be said on the subject.

Except: Be off Dead Bra.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Sue Richards, breasts, Dead Bra Day , bras.

The Breast Views Blog: Feel Your Boobies

From: Breast Watch

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Vagina

Toronto the Good is being precious.

Eve Ensler, creator of The Vagina Monologues has come up with a sizzling followup production called The Good Body, set to open in Toronto very soon. Let me mention that VM had a six month sold out run in the fair city and across the country.

So you'd think that the media would be all over the new production.

According to the petition, dutifully linked below: "Yet, some Toronto media organizations are refusing to advertise or even mention that this highly anticipated play– THE GOOD BODY - is coming to Toronto. Why? Sadly, they don’t want to say the word “vagina” on the air. As in ... from the creator of The Vagina Monologues comes a new and exciting play, The Good Body..."

Right then.

I've signed.

The Good Body Petition

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Sue Richards, The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler,The Good Body.

The Breast Views Blog: Breast Watch

I feel like I hit the jackpot with this site. Breast Watch, a girls guide to breasts and breast cancer offers answers to questions that girls really do wonder about. Direct your daughters to this site if they've ever asked:

• How do boobs develop in a young girl?
• How long does it usually take for your boobs to fully develop?
• Why do teens worry so much about their boobs and body image?
• Why are guys such jerks about boobs and what do they really think about a the size of a girl's boobs?
• My boobs are small - is there any way I can make them bigger or grow faster without surgery?
• Do I need to wear a bra?
• Is there any health reason against going braless?
• But what about bras and breast cancer?
• Does wearing a bra increase your risk of getting breast cancer?
• Can teens get breast cancer?
• Should I be examining my boobs for lumps?

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Sue Richards, boobs, breast cancer, braless.

The Breast Views Blog: Betty Friedan

It would have been 1983. Me fresh back to University after an 8 month backpacking trip to Europe. Worldly, free wheeling and pissed off from all the male grief I endured on my trip, I signed up for a Women's Studies course.

The reading list included: The Feminine Mystique, published 20 years earlier.

The author of that eye prying open book died on Saturday.

Feminist Giant Betty Friedan Dies at 85

Betty Friedan, author of the groundbreaking book (The Feminine Mystique) that helped launch the contemporary women's movement, died today at the age of 85. “Not only did her book define the problem of the lesser status of women, but she also had the courage to launch a movement and an organization, the National Organization for Women, to change that status forever,” said Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation and a former president of the National Organization for Women.

Ms. Magazine Story on Betty Friedan.

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: My Menopause Blog

My Menopause Blog has had a face lift. Formerly speckled with mauve and taupe spots, now My Menopause is festooned with exotic red flowers that appear fragrant, full and flouncy.

There are enhancements too. Categories adorn the left hand column. You want hot flash info, just click on Hot Flash and find all the posts to date.

On the left hand side is my bread and hopefully butter. Yes they are ads. If I was going to continue down this blogging path, it simply had to be done.

So please have a visit. Add me to your blog roll. Share the link with your menopausal friends, wife or mother. And even if you're not interested in menopause, tell me what you think of the new skin.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Sue Richards, My Menopause Blog

The Breast Views Blog: Rethink Breast Cancer

ReThink Breast Cancer is a foundation that has branded itself as a hip happening organization. They are refreshingly clever and creative.

I was surfing around their site this morning and found this concise explanations on Breast Cancer Risk Factors.

"The most proven and significant risk factors are being female and getting older."

There's no way for me to weasel out of those criteria.

Rethink Breast Cancer

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Sue Richards, breast cancer, Rethink Breast Cancer,Breast Cancer Risk Factors

The Breast Views Blog: Plant-Based Hormone Therapy

As a peri-menopausal woman, this story interests me. Currently I'm awaiting the arrival of a Saliva Home Test Kit so that I can find out just where my hormone levels are at. Then I'm going to look into Plant-Based Hormone Therapy otherwise known as Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement.

I will be posting my findings on my other blog over the next few weeks.

Gynecologist seeking rules for plant-based hormone therapy.

Sue Richards

Tags: The Breast Views Blog, Sue Richards, Plant-Based Hormone Therapy, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement,peri-menopausal.