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NIH spends 700 million on breast cancer vs 250 million on prostate cancer. This shows a chauvinist and paternalistic attitude toward healthcare for women who ar
by cybersnowflake 7y ago
NIH spends 700 million on breast cancer vs 250 million on prostate cancer. This shows a chauvinist and paternalistic attitude toward healthcare for women who are considered by the male dominated government to be children incapable of taking care of themselves and need the support of men.
- anchpop 7y agoThere are legitimate ways in which medical care is male-oriented. As another commenter says, heart attack symptoms vary by gender but this is not always understood by healthcare practitioners [0]. [0]: https://www.allinahealth.org/healthysetgo/heal/heart-attack-symptoms-by-gender https://www.allinahealth.org/healthysetgo/heal/heart-attack-...
- rasteau 7y agoRegarding cybersnowflake's comment, I think this is relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law