Saturday, November 12, 2011

Why is there so much attention for breast cancer and not prostate cancer

Why is there so much attention for breast cancer and not prostate cancer?
overall more attention given to women's health rather then men's when both can obviously die from their health. and please this is not sexist, i'm just curious
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1 :
Boobies are pretty. Prostate glands aren't.
2 :
*giggles* @ the question.
3 :
There's a 2:1 ratio.
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I have wondered the same thing. Facts of the matter show that more men die from prostate cancer each year than women die from breast cancer. It's not cool to care about men's health and wear colours helping a cause for men. It is sexist.
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Industrial accidents kill more men than all forms of cancer combined. Yep, men die from going to work more often than they die of cancer.
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There are parallels when talking about the herd health of animals and their management. For instance the killing of black bears or deer is primarily targeted at the males of the species. One male may mate with numerous females to ensure the future of the species. The males are therefore of far less concern.
7 :
traditionally, and statistically, women are less prone to go the the doctors to take care of their bodies. men will go to the doctor immediately if his johnson is not functioning properly.
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Men don't like talking about being sick. Women are more open talking about their illness than men. Women are more likely to go the doctor and men rather suffer and die before going to the doctor.
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this is a great question as prostate cancer affects more people than the later does. Maybe we could have brown ribbons and races to raise awareness.
10 :
We would rather here about boobs than testicals
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Breast cancer left untreated will certainly lead to death. Most men will die from other forms of cancer than prostrate. By the way... Take two capsules of Saw Palmetto to ease prostrate enlargement. I used to pee like Mel Tillis talked before using this simple and safe herb.
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Could have something to do with the reluctance of men to schedule regular medical check ups. Most women have a breast exam and mammogram every year. I see as many ads on TV encouraging men to have prostrate exams as ads for breast exams for women. If you are interested in comparisons between male and female health you should know most tests and studies on medications are confined to testing men.
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Because breast cancer (which can affect men as well) is far deadlier and far more likely to metastasize. Because we haven't seen the dramatic increase in prostate cancer that we've seen with breast cancer. Because the medical community (of which I'm a part) didn't even do cancer research specifically on women until the early '80s-prior to that all treatment for women's cancers was based on research done on men, on other cancers-so there's some catch-up going on. I disagree with your statement that there's more of an emphasis on women's health than men's-statistically in this nation it's women who have an access gap when it comes to healthcare, particularly preventative care.
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Only recently have women been given attention in the medical establishments and it is because of all the marches and protests. Go back 20-30 years ago and you'll find that the only time women's health got any funding or research was when it involved fertility. Fact - when midol was developed for menstrual cramping they did the testing on men.
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No you aren't funny - - yes you are being sexist - - and this is why you don't have any girlfriends!
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Men can get breast cancer too. And sometimes they raise money for "cancer," which goes to ALL types of cancer. But I'm DEFINITELY a supporter of breast cancer research, my Mom passed from her 2nd recurrence of breast cancer on 12/25/04, God Rest her Soul.
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Prostate cancer basically only affects men after a certain age. Breast cancer can affect girls/women at any age



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