Interesting partners in cancer research fundraising

The Seattle Times has an interesting blog today about relationships between cancer research and corporations. Blogger Kristi Helm gives two examples of questionable tie-ins. The first is between cancer research and Fat Bastard wines. The winery will donate money to breast cancer research up to $75,000 by donating 25¢ per bottle of wine sold. However, research has shown that women who consumed an average of two drinks or more a day had a 24 percent increase in breast cancer over non-drinkers. The second example is tanning salons donating money to Vitamin D breast cancer research. In this case, by tanning more you can donate to breast cancer research while increasing your chances of getting skin cancer.

Read the blog by clicking here.

Also, to learn more about those "pink ribbon" campaigns for breast cancer research, click here.