Why is SOOO Much More Money Spent on Breast Cancer Rearch than on Prostate Cancer Reserach?

Roughly 27,000 men in the U.S. die from prostate cancer each year. Roughly 40,000 women die from breast cancer each year.





Why are women such complete selfish b**tards by complaining that life short-changes them when so much more money is spent to protect our moms and daughters than to help our dads and sons.





Women should be ashamed of themselves.





About 50 times as much money is spent on breast cancer research than on prostate research.





That is SICK!!! I guess women and girls could give a crap about their dads and sons.

Why is SOOO Much More Money Spent on Breast Cancer Rearch than on Prostate Cancer Reserach?
You sound very bitter about this subject. Is someone near to you going through prostate cancer and having a hard time finding support? There are many successful treatments for prostate cancer. One such method is implanting tiny radioactive 'seeds' into the prostate. They are the size of a grain of rice and they work by bringing radiation right to the prostate. After a certain amount of time they are no longer giving off radiation so they are safe to stay implanted in the prostate. I'm sorry if you are going through a tough time right now. Here are a few links at the bottom.











(I agree, and you might see that you're acting rather rude if you 'looked in the mirror'. Blaming all women for this problem? The bulk of breast cancer funding comes for large companies, so I guess you should be cursing CEO, not women. Women had to band together to get attention for breast cancer, and this took some time. So I suppose once all men become as passionate as you about this issue and start taking a stand like women, then maybe they could raise awareness and money. So should I say men are lazy because they haven't taken a stand or raised awareness for prostate cancer? No. Just like you shouldn't blame all women. These two subjects are NOT related. It is not like there is only so much awareness you can have for the 2 types of cancer! This is ridiculous and you know it, you don't need me to point it out to see it! )
Reply:Here's an idea for you. Bite my fart.
Reply:You are correct that it receives less funding, but not 50x more. According to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition, breast cancer research will receive about $870 million this year, as compared to the $485 million for prostate cancer research. The NPCC further notes that the U.S. invests approximately $16,700 to find a cure for each life lost to prostate cancer and more than $21,800 for each life lost to breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, 40,200 people die of breast cancer annually, compared to 28,900 people of prostate cancer.





I imagine it must be due in part to the politicizing of both diseases; typically, activism and pressure on Congress for funding is mostly from women's groups and has been for decades. Most men don't get involved in that type of activism on a large scale and aren't as vocal about their illness(es). However, I suspect it may largely also be due to the age factor. For example, in the 39 and under age bracket, 1 in 228 women will develop breast cancer, as compared to 1 in 19,299 of men who will develop prostate cancer in that same bracket. It may be that the sheer mortality rates and the early age at which breast cancer can strike that the purpose of medical research is deemed to about extending life; loosely translated...putting more resources into fighting diseases that strike younger ages to maximize the years of life per dollar spent.





However, all this rhetoric notwithstanding, I do understand your frustration. Thanks for posting a thought-provoking post; perhaps it will spur someone out here to become more involved in making funding advances and/or prostate cancer activism.