All GL readers want to be healthy and helpful, right? Well, now you can be both. One4One, an organization that helps raise awareness for cervical cancer, wants you to get involved in the fight against cancer by participating in their latest fundraiser. One4One will use the money raised to sponsor programs and services to educate women about cervical cancer.
And cervical cancer is a big deal, too. This type of cancer is actually brought on by a virus called the human papillomavirus (most people just call it HPV for short). Women can be exposed to HPV as early as their teens or twenties. One4One reports that last year over 11,000 American women found out that they had cervical cancer.
Yikes. Talk about some scary statistics, huh? But there is some really good news, too—cervical cancer can be prevented. And here’s where you come in. From now until June 5, Merck & Co. (a company that discovers, makes and sells prescription drugs) has agreed to donate $5 to One4One for every woman who goes to one4onepledge.org and pledges to talk to her healthcare provider about cervical cancer.
So talk to your mom, your aunt, your grandmother and any other close woman in your life and tell them about what you know about cervical cancer and the One4One fundraiser. Yep, it’s that simple. Remind them to go online to one4onepledge.org to promise to talk to their healthcare provider about cervical cancer (and you should do it, too!). It seems like such a li’l thing, but it really can make a difference.
-Aubrey Tippett
BY JIAE K. ON 5/13/2008 12:00:00 AM 24 COMMENTS