Former Marines Pose for Breast Cancer Calendar

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Former Camp LeJeune Marines pose for a Breast				statement. The new Breastcentric comedy
Cancer Calendar to highlight their own struggles with				show, The D-Cup Diatribes attempts to highlight with
the disease. These men are brave, bold and true				positivity and lightheartedness the growing number of
Patriots. This calendar is a must-buy for anyone,				men suffering from breast cancer. The number of
male or female concerned with breast cancer.				women by far surpasses that of the male sufferers
Combining Art with a Cause is something Melody				and survivors but bringing a sense of art,
Swink is a proponent of. Her "Breastcentric"				self-expression and compassion is at the core of this
comedy, The D-Cup Diatribes has been called -				new show.
Comedy for a Cure.
Former Camp LeJeune Marines Pose for Breast				The broader statement is You Are Not Alone. The
Cancer Calendar				audiences attending The D-Cup Diatribes is full of
				breast cancer survivors, their family and friends.
13 former Marines with ties to Camp LeJeune posed				The playwright, Melody Swink, has garnered Raves
for a calendar highlighting their personal struggles				from these women and the Breastimonials can
with breast cancer. The calendar is designed to raise				be found at
awareness of men’s breast cancer and to				Like Miss Swink, Ellie Anbinder called a project linking
highlight the disease’s environmental causes.				the work of her foundation and the stories of these
				men a match made in heaven. I had never
Men, Breast Cancer, the Environment: A				known a man who had breast cancer. Statistically,
Photographic Journey, was organized by Ellie				men don’t get breast cancer. There are
Anbinder, head of the Framingham, Mass.-based				usually a thousand cases diagnosed a year, she
breast cancer foundation Art beCause. Anbinder				said.
and Peter Devereaux of North Andover,				Swink is very proud to present her characters in a
Massachusetts, and former Camp LeJeune Marine				way that touches, enlightens and rejuvenates the
discussed the creation of a calendar dedicated				spirit. Two of her characters are either facing or
exclusively to the cluster of men who believe their				are recovering from mastectomies, and though the
breast cancer was caused by exposure to the				topic is not funny. Human nature and personal
chemical solvents and suspected carcinogens that				perspective is, however. The D-Cup Diatribes begins
once comtaminated the Camp Lejeune drinking water				its Breast Cancer Awareness Month Tour on October
supply.				8th in New York with stops in Massachusetts, CT, NH
				and beyond Join The D-Cups in supporting The
When you’re a guy and you get diagnosed				American Cancer Society and nestle in the warmth of
with breast cancer, you feel like you’re the				the human stories told with wit and playfulness, and
only one. It’s not like you have a network to				emerge with lifted spirits and hope.
support you, Devereaux said. It’s really				For former Marine, Devereaux, the release of the
been a quest to try to make sense of this crazy				calendar comes on the heels of a significant personal
disease, to help other guys come out of their				victory: Only weeks ago, he became one of the few
isolation, so to speak, and let them know that				veterans affected by Lejeune water contamination
there’s help out there.				to receive 100-percent disability from the department
				of Veterans Affairs because of his exposure to the
Breast cancer in men is a serious health concern and				contaminated water. Heroic effort. A real D-Cups
taking a loving look at these men and their artistic				Dude.