Breast cancer awareness month so often comes back to angry questions of what is right/good for feminists and the female body. This is a helpful reminder that breast cancer activism should focus on saving lives, and leave some of those other debates on the sideline. Breast cancer effects men, not just those who have the disease, but those who are part of the support system for women who are fighting it.

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