Breast Cancer out paced prostate cancer research $548mill to $306 mill according to NCI(National Cancer Institute). Even though there are more diagnoses Prostate Cancer than Breast Cancer by 230,110 new cases to 215,990( www.cancer.org/downloads/MED/Page4.pdf). There fundraisers for breast cancer like the pink ribbon fundraiser which is great but where is the ribbon for prostate cancer ? There are telethons for breast cancer, 10k runs for breast cancer, collection on airline flights for breast cancer. There isn't equal support for prostate cancer even though prostate is diagnosed more than breast cancer. Why ?Why do we care more about women than men? Does anybody find this disturbing ?
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Because breasts generally get more attention in day-to-day lives than prostates? I've met women who don't even know where the prostate is (can't say I blame them for not knowing, lacking one, and all). How many guys do you know who don't know where breasts are?
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I have a theory about this, but I'm not sure many people on here are going to like it. I honestly think it's just another way to talk about sex and use sex to sell products (i.e. the pink ribbon stuff) without actually mentioning sex. Because, you know, even if the breasts are infected with a cancerous growth, they're still breasts. And breasts will sell products. It's better to donate your money or time directly to the organizations that help fund the research and not buy a box of cookies or do a fun-run and hope for the best, IMO. I know it's a big stretch to make, and maybe I haven't given this a whole lot of thought, but that's one of my theories. That said, Safeway is raising money right now for prostate cancer research (or at least they are out here in my little corner of the midwest). Every time I've been to the grocery store in the past two weeks they've asked if I wanted to round my total up to the nearest dollar to help fund prostate cancer research.
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Sheer ambition? Women get psyched up about curing breast cancer and bring their husbands and boyfriends, sons and nephews... into the fight. I'm sure if men waged a similar campaign similar results would be achieved.
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Men don't go to the doctor like women do for one. It's the way we are. Men have the need to be tough and being sick isn't tough. We have a I can beat it mentality whereas women love to share and bond over things like being sick.
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I can't believe that anyone would begrudge support and fund raising for any type of cancer. It's not a competition. However, if you want to compare, the National Cancer Institute statistics indicate that while there are slightly more cases of prostate cancer diagnosed each year, deaths from breast cancer outnumber deaths from prostate cancer 40,000 to 28,000. Breast cancer is a more lethal form of cancer. Maybe that has something to do with it.
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I have to post this every week. Because breast cancer is deadlier than prostate cancer. Men die WITH prostate cancer not from it. They are older when they get it and mostly manage without the expensive treatments. The exception the one type that strikes younger men that one is getting research $$. As it should. The five year survival rate is 99% and for breast cancer it is now 79%. As for all of those fundraising efforts - women did that. Men can do the same, no one is stopping you. Hop to it.
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Women are better organizers???
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Women are organizers of events and joiners of movements - far more than men. One isn't more important that the other, neither is one gender more important that the other. Its simply that the breast cancer issue has been around much longer, and was - largely - brought to great awareness by women. So - as men - what are you going to do about it?
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It is all about marketability. Most of the products that support the Susan G Koman Foundation (the main organization) have more profit go towards the company selling it. It is easy, they just make something pink that would normally be made a different color...no expense to them other than the partial profits that are lost and go to the foundation. Breasts tend to be sexier than prostates, which makes them easier to market as well.
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maybe because too many "men" are wasting time on forums like this, crying and moaning about how unfair the whole freakin' world is to them... (boohoo) even claiming CANCER research and fund raising is somehow an evil feminist plot against MEN? By George, I think we've heard it ALL now! Get off your own whining lazy misogynist feminist fearing butt and make things happen for the world of "men's cancer" just like women had to do. I seriously doubt you want to go down the "women get better health care" road, do you? Women specific health care is a relatively very NEW medical arena. 50 years ago, no one gave a CRAP about women's health issues... but now WOMEN do and have made everyone aware. Go out and do the same for men and stop crying.
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There isn't equal support for prostate cancer even though prostate is diagnosed more than breast cancer. Why ?Why do we care more about women than men? Does anybody find this disturbing ? You are kidding, right?
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Prostate cancer is very important and deserves more attention and funding. So what are you going to do about it? I think you should spearhead a campaign to bring it to public attention.
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As reported by the US Government and the CDC, the top four deadliest cancers are the following: 1.Lung cancer 2.Colon cancer 3.Breast cancer 4.Prostate cancer And although prostate cancer is more common than breast cancer, 40,000 deaths are attributed to breast cancer, with only 28,000 for prostate cancer.
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It is not just cancer research, because of feminist hate spending for all medical research beneficial to males has been cut. Birth control for males canceled now non existent, stroke cut back in favor of more spending on research that benefits female stroke victims, same for heart disease and other ailments. It is interesting to note that as soon as a feminist was elected to speak of the house she cut back on research spending for men's health while increased the amount spent on women's health. The current society only benefits women.
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honestly, i've seen more awareness increase for prostate cancer. just wait awhile. it's not like its totally ignored.
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Because breast cancer is deadlier. See Professor C's answer.
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