Thursday, February 28, 2008

What are the chances of having prostate cancer for age 25

What are the chances of having prostate cancer for age 25?
Is it possible to have prostate cancer if someone is 25? No one in family has it. I feel like having prostate cancer,

I have WBC in urine as well as some semen, painful urination and sometimes irritating bowel. I sometimes feel chilling after urination.
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possible but highly unlikely
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Doubtful. There are other diseases of the prostate and they all have basically the same symptoms you mention. At 25, I think you need to get yourself to a urologist and let him/her have a look-see. You will probably be pleasantly surprised to find out you have a UTI -urinary track infection or one of the other easily cured problems. Don't let the fear of getting a cancer diagnosis scare you away from getting treatment!
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It is beyond unlikely that you have prostate cancer. It's extremely rare in men under 50, and so rare in young men that there are no statistics available for the disease incidence in men under 35. Over 80% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer are over 65 and half of all cases occur in men over 75.
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The chances are very low but make sure you get it checked out because 3 years ago my father (40) had the same symptoms and it ended up being stage 4 prostate cancer and just passed away a week ago after his long battle. Don't panic but make sure to get a doctors take on it
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Sex After Prostate Cancer - a Wife's Sensual Secrets Revealed About Touch by Lori Wilk This article is for men who have survived prostate cancer and their partners. It was written with love and prayers for your health and relationships. Read this and know you are not alone and people are praying for you to have better experiences and more sensuality in your life. Prostate Problem Symptoms - Want to Know Some? by Arnold Nerenberg A lot of men consult prostate cancer question and answer forums to clear their presumptions or even to know the prostate problem symptoms. Let us first know the background of prostate cancer and the parts of the body that will be affected if one has prostate cancer. This is actually a disease affecting the prostate. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. When one gets prostate cancer, there is prostate mutation. Can Pomegranate Juice Slow Down Prostate Cancer? by Ric Bai How can you imagine pomegranate juice could slow down prostate cancer? There is research to suggest this is so. You can find all sorts of studies for various things, what matter is if it works. Prostate problems seem to be more common that ever before. Some Treatment Options For Prostate Cancer by Nickolay Lamm If you are looking for a prostate cancer treatment, what are your options? Treatments vary significantly from case to case. Because prostate cancer is usually very slow growing, one often-prescribed treatment is no treatment at all. Surviving Prostate Cancer - It's NOT Over Until You WIN! by King J. For If anyone has told you that it's over for you because you have been diagnosed with cancer of the prostate, this article will show you how and why you can still win. Lots of others have won and survived this condition, you can as well. Living With Cancer by Martin Dansky How to live with the disease. Men will usually develop a larger than normal prostate once past their sexual prime as women will develop breast cancer. Proper diagnosis and prevention could help he spread of this malady. Know More About Yeast Infections - The Major Reason Behind Prostrate Cancer! by Catherine Jenson Male yeast infections are one of the most neglected medical problems, but they can turn out to be quite troublesome if unattended and even fatal during the advanced stages. They're the leading cause of prostrate cancer and similar fatal diseases, yet not too many are aware of the male yeast infections. Prostate Cancer - Early Diagnosis is Key by Julia Gray More than one in six men will get Prostate Cancer in his lifetime. In the state of South Carolina alone, more than 3,300 men were diagnosed with this disease in 2007. Best Prostate Cancer Treatment - Part 2 by King J. For As noted in the first part of this article, talking about the best prostate cancer treatment will depend on a whole lot of factors, such as the individual involved, the stages of the cancer, the growth of the cancer, etc. There are a lot of other treatments for cancer of the prostate, and all of them are employed based on the merits of each patient's suffering. Best Prostate Cancer Treatment - Part 1 by King J. For Is there such a thing as the best treatment for prostate cancer? If you will speak with a radiation oncologist or an urologist asking precisely that same question, you might be surprised to find that in spite of all their knowledge and experience, they'd never be able to give you a straight and forthcoming answer. American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer - How They Can Help You? - Part 2 by King J. For Like is said in the first part of this article, you can get a lot of help from the American Cancer Society when it comes to any type of cancer, including prostate cancer. The second part of this article throws more light on this society and how it's helping victims of this and other types of cancers. Whether you just want to learn about the condition or get help, this society can help you. American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer - How They Can Help You? - Part 1 by King J. For If you are an American or someone from North American (or even anywhere in the world) and you have just being diagnosed with prostate cancer, or you know someone that has just being diagnosed or you are just being concerned, you can get a lot of help from the American Cancer Society. This article looks closely at this society and how it is helping the victims of cancer of the prostate in particular. Whether you just want to learn about the condition or get help, this society can help you. Alternative Prostate Cancer Treatments You Probably Didn't Know - Part 2 by King J. For Like noted in the first part of this article - while there are lots of different treatments for prostate cancer, most of them are medical treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, etc. But do you know that there are lots of other alternative treatments that are not often talked about? The second
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It is rare but it can happen. If you have concerns, ask your doctor about it and if you still are worried, see if she will do a PSA test,(a simply blood test) along with a DRE, (digitel rectal exam) and palpate your prostate. While cancer is not likely, you could have a prostate infection, which can be treated with antibiotics. You are much more likely to have testicular cancer at your age. After 40 to 50, the chances of testicular cancer go way down and prostate cancer goes way up. Additionally, you could have BPH, which is just an enlarged prostate. This is also treatable. Your doctor can explain all this to you and will either do the tests herself or refer you to a urologist.

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

How much longer can my dad live with Prostate Cancer

How much longer can my dad live with Prostate Cancer?
So my dad is in his 60's and he has prostate cancer and he has been going in for treatment. What I would like to know is if someone has prostate cancer can you live while undergoing treatment or will it kill you overtime while going in for treatment? If you have prostate cancer how long can you normally live?
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ther is a very high survival rate as long as it was caught early
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it all depends on how aggressive the cancer is and whether or not it was caught in time.. if the cancer is caught in time, the person can expect to have a normal life expectancy. men who get prostate cancer in the late 70's or early 80's, generally have the slow growing kind that is easily treated. if your dad's prostate hasn't spread, i would have the prostate surgically removed with the da vinci robotic surgery system. men who have robotic surgery retain their sexual function 96% of the time versus 60-80% of the time with conventional surgery.
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My Grandfather had prostate cancer at 76.. he went in for treatment and over a year later he still has a clean bill of health. granted he is very healthy besides. He still exercises and weighs what he weighed in high school. As long as it isn't aggressive and he is fairly healthy besides he should be ok.
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My father HAD prostate cancer, it is gone now! It really depends how high his score is. My father's was pretty high, so he had his prostate removed, then he went for radiation therapy for about 7 weeks. Now he no longer has cancer. I'm hoping that he will live for at least another 40-50 years. By the way, he is 68 years old now. Good Luck!!
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If prostate cancer is caught early enough (which it normally is), there is a high likelihood that your father will pass away from something else. Especially if he has had treatment. Sometimes, not all that often, there is a type of prostate cancer that is hormone refractory and will not respond to radiation or the hormone therapy. This is the kind that will get out of control fairly quickly. If he is undergoing treatment, I assume you mean radiation therapy and/or hormone therapy? As long as he is getting treatment, has routine PSA checks and stays on top of his follow-up, he should be okay from the prostate cancer standpoint. Good luck to him with his treatments! Hope everything turns out okay.
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My father was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer (meaning it had already spread) in May of 2000. Even with prostate cancer that already spread, he still lived another 7 & 1/2 years...and fairly normally until his last few months. Sadly, he lost his battle with cancer on Jan. 4th, 2008. My friend's dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer right about the same time as my dad. Her dad's cancer had NOT spread. He had surgery to remove his prostate and is healthy as a horse to this day.
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It really doesnâ€™t have much to do with how early it is caught it has more to do how aggressive it is, which you can tell by the Gleason score and somewhat by his PSA. Prostate cancers are usually slow growing and many men die from other causes.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

What is the number of procedures for prostate cancer brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy in Europe & US

What is the number of procedures for prostate cancer brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy in Europe & US?
I am looking for the 2010 numbers of these treatments for prostate cancer, both in the US and in Europe. I am not looking just for prostate cancer incidence, but treatments numbers broken out by treatment modality.

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Youâ€™re not going to find them as they are not there to find. Few 2010 cases have been reported yet and none have reached the national level.

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Saturday, February 16, 2008

How long can you live with Prostate cancer

How long can you live with Prostate cancer?
About ten years or so ago I went to the doctor and asked about Prostate cancer screening. He said I was too young. Besides being over worked under paid and uninsured I have a pain in my scrotum and it feels like I have an 8 ball in between my crotch. I have been doing a lot of heavy lifting and I am exhausted. Everything works fine down there but I am very tired. A friend of mine had kidney cancer and he died shortly afterwards, he complained of being tired. Also my bones hurt. I was thinking that I could have a body infection. Should I be terminated by lethal injection? Getting sick is a sin in this country, I should be punished. Of course I could be over reacting, it has been a terrible week.
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My dad had prostate cancer and has beat it with chemotherapy. From what I understand (second hand through him), if caught early enough prostate cancer is one of the cancers with the best success rates.
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I am sorry you are in pain. Do not let not having money or insurance keep you from getting the medical help you need and deserve. I do not know where you live, but there are free clinics in almost every State. Call the emergency room of any hospital and ask where you can go to get medical help, explain that you have no money or insurance.You can just go to an ER to see a doctor, they can not refuse to treat you because you have no money, they will bill you.If you can not pay the bill - you can not pay it, better to owe a bill than to lose your life. This could be very serious, do not put it off any longer. I hope you feel better and also get medical help.
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Many men have prostate cancer the question is have fast growing is it. The younger you are when it is found is an indicator of how agressive it is. Under sixty five it means loosing the gland. If you are older the Doc many choose other means. All men should take for granted they prostate cancer and study what they can do diet wise to slow cancer.
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there is no set time everyone is different. Should you want a simple pre screen ttest for it get a EPT test kit if it shows possitive see your doctor immediatlythis type of cancer is cureable please dont delay
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Your sentiments are correct. What to do? It is really a great sin to get disease like cancer. However do not worry. Now have you contacted the doctor. ASAP please visit him for an evaluation of the disease. You may not have he disease and the symptoms you have told may be for some other reason. Only a doctor can tell you and treat you. Please do not worry. you will be alright. please visit your doctor immediately. Best of Luck
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While prostate cancer is a known killer, it, like all cancers, can take from a few weeks to several years to really get you. Ypou didn;t say your age but if you are over 15 and asked for a prostate check, the doctor should oblige. In fact all guys once they are pretty well through puberty should have everything checked annually. Unfortunately, unless one is insured and the insurance covers routine medicals, very few people actually get them. And due to embarassment or whatever even those who do get routine checkups don't insist on genitals being thoroughly examined. As for your current pain in the scrotum, I would be more suspocious of a hernia or similar problem causing the discomfort especially given you do heavy lifting. so insured or not, it is tiem to get an appointment with a doctor who will give you a thorough exam in the genital region to determine wha tis right and what is in need of treatment.
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You have to insist on an examination or at least an x-ray to see if there is anything there. The life expectancy is quite high if treated. Not so if it goes un noticed and untreated. The doctor should work for you, not just work if they feel like it. Insist upon the test if he refuses report him to the medical board and see another doctor. No one is too young or too old to have cancer that's an excuse because he don't want to have to work. I have dealt with cancer patients from the age of 6 months to 97 years. Cancer does not have a prefered age.
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i really like your sence of humor..sorry you have had a bad week.A scrotal mass is a lump or bulge that can be felt in the scrotum, the sac that contains the testicles.A scrotal mass can be benign (generally harmless) or malignant (cancerous). Benign scrotal masses include: Varicocele -- a varicose vein along the spermatic cord Hydrocele -- fluid collection in the scrotum Hematocele -- blood collection within the scrotum Spermatocele -- a cyst-like mass within the scrotum that contains fluid and dead sperm cells Scrotal masses can be caused by inflammatory or infectious diseases (for example, epididymitis), physical injury to the scrotum, herniation (inguinal hernia), or tumors. Symptoms Painless or painful bulge or lump within the scrotum (testicle lump) Infertility Enlarged scrotum Most conditions that cause scrotal masses are either not important or can be easily treated. Even testicular cancer has a high cure rate with early diagnosis and treatment. Nevertheless, any scrotal mass should be examined promptly by a qualified doctor. Any delay in diagnosing cancer may reduce the ability to cure it.. oh ny thhe way go to a (e.r.) and get checked they cant refuse to treat you even if you have no insurance.....good luck 2 you.....

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Can prostate cancer be worse for someone who already had multiple sclerosis

Can prostate cancer be worse for someone who already had multiple sclerosis?
My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday. The doctor says it's early and is extremely optimistic. I have read about it online and the prognosis looks good. Unfortunately, my father has multiple sclerosis that is pretty advanced as well. He was diagnosed over 25 years ago and is wheelchair bound.

Will his multiple sclerosis have any effect on his prostate cancer prognosis?
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My father had prostrate cancer and since they also found it early had no trouble curing it. I could be wrong but don't see MS having any effect on the cancer.
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I donâ€™t see why it would they are completely unrelated. Donâ€™t you think the doctor would have mentioned it if it were a factor?
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Hi Ashley, I have had multiple sclerosis for twenty years now. Those of us with MS supposedly have compromised immune systems. As a consequence, we might have a more difficult time fighting off any other disease, inflammation or infection. That does not mean that we cannot survive cancer or any other disease. It simple means that we just might have a more difficult time. Many of us have a dual-diagnosis and live near normal life spans. My best wishes to you and your Dad.
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Interestingly, one of the chemotherapy agents used for prostate cancer (novantrone) is also used in the treatment of severe multiple sclerosis. He may do surprisingly well! Good luck to you and your family. God bless.

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Friday, February 8, 2008

How common is prostate cancer in people in their 20's

How common is prostate cancer in people in their 20's?
I am currently only 21 and I think I may have prostate cancer. I constantly feel like I have to piss even when I really don't. I also have the lower back, stomach, and other pains associated with prostate cancer. I also for the first time in my life find myself having to take naps to get through the day (fatigue is also sometimes associated with prostate cancer. All of the online studies say that prostate exams should start between an age of 40 - 50. How often do people my age get prostate cancer?
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not very often. That is why they do not check for it until then but your prostate can be swollen for other reasons causing problems like this. Consult a doctor. Do not worry too much but be active in getting to the root of this so it does not get worse
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Very rare .i think you've got urinary tract infection don't worry
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Drink a bunch of cranberry juice every day for a week...if it doesn't go away, go to your doctor. Sounds like a UIT or an STD. Have you been "friendly" with a stranger lately, or with someone who may have been friiendly with someone else?
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Signs of prostate cancer are : Many men with early prostate cancer have no symptoms, and occasionally even men with quite advanced tumors have no symptoms of disease. When symptoms occur they can be related to growth of the prostate causing urinary symptoms such as: Frequency of urination particularly at night Difficulty or delay in starting urination, or delay in emptying the bladder Blood in the urine or urinary infection Prostate cancer may also effect a man's ability to have intercourse and cause: Erectile dysfunction (loss of or diminished erections) Blood in the seminal fluid Painful ejaculation Now signs of urinary tract infection What are the symptoms of UTI? Not everyone with a UTI has symptoms, but most people get at least some symptoms. These may include a frequent urge to urinate and a painful, burning feeling in the area of the bladder or urethra during urination. It is not unusual to feel bad all over -- tired, shaky, washed out -- and to feel pain even when not urinating. Often women feel an uncomfortable pressure above the pubic bone, and some men experience a fullness in the rectum. It is common for a person with a urinary infection to complain that, despite the urge to urinate, only a small amount of urine is passed. The urine itself may look milky or cloudy, even reddish if blood is present. Normally, a UTI does not cause fever if it is in the bladder or urethra. A fever may mean that the infection has reached the kidneys. Other symptoms of a kidney infection include pain in the back or side below the ribs, nausea, or vomiting. So you see there are things in common here. I do suggest you see a doctor who will do blood tests and urine analysis so that you can get the proper care. And not many people at your age get prostate cancer, a test was done with the following results : spots of cancer were present in 8% of men in their 20s, 31% of men in their 30s, and a further increase with each decade up to 80% of men in their 70s. These cancers were incidental, ie, they had not presented with clinical manifestations. Thus, incidental prostate cancer is extremely common in aging men, but may also be found in young men. I hope this answered your question. All the best to you.
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It would be *extremely* unusual for a man to have prostate cancer at 21. You might want to check out this url: http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/prost.html According to this site (which is about as trustworthy as you'll find for this kind of information), 0.0% of males diagnosed with PC receive this diagnosis before age 34, and only .6% of males diagnosed with PC receive this news before age 44! That said, you should see a doctor: Have you considered prostatitis?
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It sounds more like male Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. You should find a copy of "Headache in the Pelvis" by Dr Anderson, a urologist at Stanford. There is a group of guys who discuss it at chronicprostatitis.com too. CPPS is a muscle problem, and its very hard to find anyone who can diagnose it. It is much more common in young men.

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Monday, February 4, 2008

NHS spend on testicular and prostate Cancer compared to Breast and cervical

NHS spend on testicular and prostate Cancer compared to Breast and cervical ?
Me and the wife were having a discussing about the relative nhs investment and mortality rates of male and female cancers (as she is a school nurse assistant). I maintain that male cancers (testicular / prostate) are not taken as seriously as female cancers (breast and cervical) and have less investment in them.

Does anyone know if there is a disparity between the four cancers and why this is the case? Please don't cloud the issue by telling me that men suffer with breast cancer, I know!
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This is a very interesting question, and when you get your answers would like it if you would post a comment on www.after-cancer.com Am writing this web site to help fellow breast cancer patients, as I have found many clinically trialled products that can help us deal with hormonal drug side effects, but doctors often don't have time to discuss these. When I was nicely taken to task by a male browser, who told me that men also suffer from side effects of hormonal drugs - dry skin, loss of sight, etc. So it now has a Men Only section! Verite R
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You're right about NHS spend on cancer services - by far the single largest spend is on breast related tumors. However, that's not to say that other tumor sites are taken less seriously - the incidence of breast cancer is much higher than it is for testicular and prostate, and sadly, the prognosis for breast cancer if left untreated is far worse than for testicular or prostate. So it's not as simple as saying that they're taken less seriously as they're very different diseases. The other, less palatable consideration is that testicular and prostate cancers don't affect glamorous/famous women (Kylie, Linda McCartney) and to a large extent, prostate cancer is also a disease of old age - by the time men get to 90, over 90% of them will have prostate cancer but it might not be giving them any trouble at all. A lot of men die with it, but not of it. Again the same isn't true of breast cancer - unfortunately there are several strains of the disease where the outcomes are very poor indeed, even if caught early, and that is rarely the case with prostate and testicular. So in summary, on the whole there is a clear relationship to NHS spend vs morbidity and mortality in cancers - back to the QALY argument really (see NICE).
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I think some of it is how much coverage they get. Breast cancer has a huge promotional effort behind it and is a big money make so they spend lots of money on research.

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Friday, February 1, 2008

Why do you think so much more attention is paid to breast cancer over Prostate Cancer

Why do you think so much more attention is paid to breast cancer over Prostate Cancer?
The US Government spends double on breast cancer research over prostate and the corporate disparity is much greater. Campbells soup doesn't have Prostate awareness soup cans! Although deaths from breat cancer are 1/3 higher there are far more cases of prostate cancer, over 240,000 per year. The funding and awarness differential is 300 or 400%. So is it a gender issue, an age issue (tends to be later onset) or What?
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It's "sexy", for one thing. I know that sounds horrible, but anytime the word breast is involved, a cause gets more attention. Another reason is for the lobbying and activism of many, many people. Both types of cancer can generally be dealt with quite well by early screening, however, even that is not failsafe. Personally, I think we should move on to other causes. "Awareness" in particular is such a waste of funds! We're aware already - now let's use money to reasearch diseases that have no known treatment. Autism, for example, is sorely lacking in research funding compared to AIDS, but we all know how to avoid AIDS - not so for autism.
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that's a really good question. maybe because stronger women are more interesting then stronger men? it's not a good answer, but it's all i can think of =/
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I do not believe your stats are right that there are more prostate cancer cases. One in seven women will contract breast cancer in her lifetime. And if we aggregate the amount of money spent over the years on studies exclusively devoted to men, what is spent on breast cancer research (i.e. women's health) is still a drop in the bucket. It wasn't until recently that researchers even began including women in their trials.
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Perhaps because women are viewed as the "weaker sex" who apparently require more attention than men do, rather than equals whose issues both deserve equal effort towards awareness... or maybe our society has progressively been "feminising" (you know that I dislike using that word), as has some aspects of our court system, where the woman is typically favoured in cases of divorce and child custody... or there's a conspiracy for world domination on behalf of women... hehe, I keed. Whatever it may be, it isn't right that women would be the primary focus of any form of awareness, and in health particularly, men tend to suffer more health problems than women do (and die younger). I think that we should be treated equally. This is my opinion. Edit: Excellent point Glo. It didn't occur to me, the convenient politics within social awareness.
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For the same reason that women's heart disease is just now coming to the forefront... For the same reason there is very little talk about testicular cancer, which onset is between 13-25 .... Money! Public awareness is whatever is clever at the moment... God bless****
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Women are more apt to openly discuss issues regarding our organs. We're more huggy, lovey, support kind of beings. Men tend to be more embarrassed about their prostates, testes, etc. I think that's at the root of this whole thing.Whereas women would rally together to get breast cancer noticed in society, men would rather not talk about their prostates.
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Breast cancer is not JUST a woman's issue, whereas prostate cancer is. About 1,700 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 450 will die each year. Not a huge number in comparison with women, I agree, but still something for you guys to think about.
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What about heart disease? It kills more women than breast cancer, and is a silent killer.
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Your statistics are inaccurate. Only in a few developed nations does prostate cancer come close to killing as many men as does breast cancer kills women worldwide. There has been very little money ever spent on medical research related to women's health. Women were not typically even included as research subjects. Medical science is playing desperate catch-up right now, especially related to enormous, until only recently acknowledged, physiological differences between females and males in regards to chemistry, pharmacology and nutrition and so on. Breast cancer typically kills a larger percentage of women worldwide than prostatic cancer kills men, except in highly developed nations such as the U.S. where diet largely is to blame and where the percentages are about the same. The etiology or causes of prostatic cancer are much better understood than are the causes of breast cancer. We do not know what causes breast cancer in 95% of the cases. That greater mystery requires greater funding and research focus than does a better understood disease. Also, because prostate cancer does not usually occur until later in men's lives and because it affects African-Americans more than others has led in the past to some disregard for prioritorization based on ageism and racism, certainly not sexism. But, the total disregard for women's health research has been largely based on sexism. As mentioned above, a greater awareness is generating related to enormous differences between males and females in such areas as nutritional requirements and health consequences. In order to begin to more accurately comprehend ANY cancer, gender-based research is imperitive. For example, women who consume soy products prior to adolescence have significantly reduced risk of breast cancer throughout their lives. But, soy product consumption for boys prior to adolescence does not reduce their risk for prostate cancer. But, as you know, reducing red meat consumption does reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
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Truthfully, I think it comes down to this: "the squeaky wheel gets the grease." Women have aligned themselves behind this cause and worked together- socially, politically- to bring attention to and fight for the research money. They have banded together to raise money and awareness. They've gone through the necessary steps to make sure that this problem is not ignored. Men should do the same for prostate cancer. This is one area that men could learn something from the example of women. I'm not saying this to be sexist. I'm saying it because it's the truth. Men need to band together and fight for what they want. Things aren't just handed to any of us on a "silver platter." We had to struggle for what we wanted to achieve. Prostate cancer indeed does deserve more attention. Men have the power (same as women) to bring this issue to a level of heightened awareness. But I wouldn't stop there. Awareness is a great first step- a necessary one, but take it further: join in force and be political advocates. Don't stop until you reach your goals! You'll find out, along the way, that as others gain awareness, more people will join in the fight for your cause...not just men, but women, too.
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It's a fault in a fashion. Cancer is a serious stuff, and every form of cancer deserved to have funds, and education about prevention. But maybe prostate cancer is still something who requires regular checkups. Usually, when you find there's something really wrong with your prostate and your testes, is too late. The only prevention avaiable is a regular check-up in adult age. Breast cancer has the "advantage" of leaving marks than a trained woman can feel on herself just showering and touching her breast searching for lumps and stuff. If she's told how and when.
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Because 1. Researchers used to ignore breast cancer because it has to do with... breasts. And breasts are 'dirty', and only for sex. You didn't used to be able to read about breasts, nevermind breast cancer. Breasts are naughty, dirty, and shouldn't be discussed in polite company (or in public). It used to be unacceptable to use the word 'pregnant' in the mass media - it was strictly censored and replaced by the more 'socially acceptable' word 'expecting'. Also, you didn't used to be able to show a pregnant woman on television. Check out "I Love Lucy" footage when Lucille Ball was pregnant with "Little Ricky" - you will see the pregnant Lucille Ball was exclusively photographed from the WAIST UP. You never see her pregnant belly - EVER; such dirty images would never have made it past the censors. Pregnancy = dirty Anything to do with breasts = dirty 2. Breast cancer is the #1 killer of women in America Researchers are trying to MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME from when the only illnesses worth studying were those males suffered from - and then the information extrapolated onto female populations. HUGE PROBLEM: the findings from work done on male populations often didn't - and doesn't - apply to females. Back to the drawing board. edit: Maybe some of you will remember an episode of "All In The Family" where Gloria, pregnant and as big as a house, is barking right in Archie's face "pregnantpregnantpregnantpregnant..." and Archie is so offended by the word he is seen wildly flailing his arms in the air, trying desperately to get away from Gloria and the offensive word! I don't think that even "All In the Family" would have gotten past the censors with the word "breast" - and boy, did they ever push the envelope!
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First of all, the men who are directly affected by this have only recently been men from the "Boomer" generation and later. Men of previous generations tended to "suffer in silence" and be neither politically active about such things nor comfortable even discussing them. Second, following that last point, the whole issue of even the examinations involved in identifying prostate problems make it a subject about which many men are squeamish. Most men definitely are not going to be comfortable even thinking about the issue.
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I believe that it is because women are more likely to talk openly about something private that affects them. Men with cancer or any other problem are not likely to talk about it publicly. Men want to keep it to themselves.
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men get prostate cancer in their 70s (age does affect spending), they tend to die WITH it - not OF it, it tends to be easily treatable (hormone therapy). women tend to get breast cancer in their 60s, it is not easily treatable unless found very early, chemo is often used. it has also killed women in their 30s and 40s. you cannot simply handpick 2 cancers and say why is funding for a woman's cancer (men get breast cancer too - but in small rates) than the man's cancer. this is just ridiculous. women were just used as reseach subjects in the 60s. this did a huge disservice to us. women and men may experience diseases differently (heart disease is a good example). we still lag behind. so do minorities. you want to talk about health disparities? talk about how poor people or minorities often are diagnosed with cancer at later stages and have higher death rates.
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Is is "visibility"? Breasts are visible, functional, and have a more widespread interest in them while the prostate is hidden away. There are no testicular cancer, pancreatic cancer or liver cancer soup cans,either. I do not mean to give a frivolous answer, I feel that all cancers are equally important and more should be done to create awareness and education as to cause and cure.
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That is a real double standard because prostate cancer is just as brutal as breast cancer. Children`s medical conditions are much more important than adult's medical conditions.
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It doesn't matter what kind of caner.Cancer is a killer. All types!!! More studies should be done on Melanoma cancer. There is no cure.Being told one has melanoma is the same as being given a death sentence.

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