Cancer Society spends more on fundraising than research

[Johanna C]

Would you continue to donate after reading this?.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/cancer-society-spends-more-fundraising-research-090024541.html

 

[Churro]

businesses often spend more on PR then they do on product manufacturing.

Cancer Research is big business.

 

[86% Barbie]

Yes but from 40.3 per cent in 2000 to under 22 per cent in 2011. Is one heck of a dif.

 

[Kelly M]

I as a donor have a hard time understand this and may just as well stop donating.

 

[Pompal 09.]

it says they are bloated at the top


my personal opinion is 10 percent max to fund the group soliciting the case

90 present to what people believe they are giving to

 

[Joe & Sarah]

Sorry PapaM, I did not get that.

 

[?KayT?]

Think of the Cancer Society as a telemarketing firm

 

[gansta432]

Those figures are completely revolting.
"....the proportion of money it spent on research dropped dramatically — from 40.3 per cent in 2000 to under 22 per cent in 2011."

As someone who recently lost someone to cancer to hear that only 1 out of 5 dollars goes to actual research boils my blood.

 

[ian s]

I concur as cancer affects everyone.

thus i agree with papasmerf...re:my personal opinion is 10 percent max to fund the group soliciting the case

 

[marielita]

Without the fundraising there would be almost no donations, so the argument is moot.