Rawky,. I know how you feel about this. But I have long questioned where does the money go that is raised with the pink Ribbons and the walks for life.Billions are raised and yet, when do we hear of breakthroughs etc.

 Call me cynical, but I knew a man who was at the very top of an animal charity, he sadly died of cancer, but he lived a magnificent lifestyle and had a fantastic  salary, all down to ordinary people like us working our butts off to give to these charities.I don't give like I used to and certainly not to the big business charities that all have shops in the high street, I give to local worthy causes instead.

A couple of links to reviews about this documentary.

 

The first one is by Matt and is mentioned on the IMDB site:

http://mattreviewsstuff.com/20...28/pink-ribbons-inc/

 

There are other reviews linked on the IMDB site but this second link is the only one written by a woman:

http://www.straight.com/articl...ver/pink-ribbons-inc

 

I stopped giving to well known charities years ago when I worked in Public Health (dog wardens) and saw how bad the RSPCA were.  You only have to see what happened in the Tsunami areas and recently Haiti to see how little the local population was helped and how nice the accommodation and SUVs of the 'aid' workers were 

 

This particular cancer resonates with me as my mother and a much loved cousin passed away from it.  I did make a point of giving to a local charity via the hospital they were treated in as you could see exactly where the money was being spent - i.e. adjustable beds being loaned and special mattresses to stop bed sores for those ladies that had decided to go home rather than die in hospital.

 

My advice, it you want to give to charity (and we all want to do something for our loved ones when they get diagnosed) is keep it local 

 

Exactly my thoughts Pengy.

You know my views on charities! Our work is in the commercial sector and runs parallel to certain charities. Thus we are looked down upon. However as I said to one of the senior arseholes in one of the charities. If we were able to pay ourselves what he earned then we would be able to produce for nothing and give everything away. No million pound government grants eaten up by salaries and buildings chez Joe.