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If this is talking about a prostate vs breath cancer dichotomy. The reason is prostate cancer kills much older men than breast cancer kills women. Women in th

If this is talking about a prostate vs breath cancer dichotomy. The reason is prostate cancer kills much older men than breast cancer kills women. Women in their 40s routinely die of breast cancer but that's pretty rare for a man in his 40s to die of prostate cancer. So saving a man's live fron prostate cancer means he dies at 75 instead of 70 and but saving a women's from breast cancer means she dies at 65 instead of 45.

rustynails 10y ago
I'm sorry to say, but that's false for a number of reasons, Most doctors don't even recommend breast screening for the under 50. That's not young! See Figure 1 here to confirm that. https://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/cancer-types/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-statistics https://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/cancer-types/... Compare this with prostate cancer. Note, the rates at 50 look much lower than breast cancer, but that's only because the increase in later years is MUCH higher than breast cancer, https://prostate-cancer.canceraustralia.gov.au/statistics https://prostate-cancer.canceraustralia.gov.au/statistics While I can't put a finger on it, I've been advised that breast cancer funding is 6x higher than any other cancer funding. That's unjustifiable, but you won't see the MSM comment on that! Breast cancer is the 4th biggest killer, yet, it gets the lions share of publicity and funding. Age has nothing to do with it. Check the top 3 and you will see they don't only affect old people. If it counts for anything, my boss is a health practitioner. She has often ridiculed prostate cancer patients as whiners (but so do many news outlets). You are not alone in your incorrect beliefs toward prostate cancer. It comes from a barrage of false news in the MSM. That shouldn't be a shock to anybody.
colllectorof 10y ago
By this reasoning children's diseases should get even more publicity and money, and I'm aware of nothing in that area that comes even remotely close in terms of funding and awareness campaigns.

rustynails 10y ago

I'm sorry to say, but that's false for a number of reasons, Most doctors don't even recommend breast screening for the under 50. That's not young! See Figure 1 here to confirm that. https://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/cancer-types/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-statistics https://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/cancer-types/... Compare this with prostate cancer. Note, the rates at 50 look much lower than breast cancer, but that's only because the increase in later years is MUCH higher than breast cancer, https://prostate-cancer.canceraustralia.gov.au/statistics https://prostate-cancer.canceraustralia.gov.au/statistics While I can't put a finger on it, I've been advised that breast cancer funding is 6x higher than any other cancer funding. That's unjustifiable, but you won't see the MSM comment on that! Breast cancer is the 4th biggest killer, yet, it gets the lions share of publicity and funding. Age has nothing to do with it. Check the top 3 and you will see they don't only affect old people. If it counts for anything, my boss is a health practitioner. She has often ridiculed prostate cancer patients as whiners (but so do many news outlets). You are not alone in your incorrect beliefs toward prostate cancer. It comes from a barrage of false news in the MSM. That shouldn't be a shock to anybody.

colllectorof 10y ago

By this reasoning children's diseases should get even more publicity and money, and I'm aware of nothing in that area that comes even remotely close in terms of funding and awareness campaigns.