-they get twice as much funding from the government in addition to the public contributions -men die at the same rate from prostate cancer as women do from breast cancer -if detected, women can have their breast removed and replaced with plastic surgery...men dont have that option -brain cancer affects all genders, ages, religions,...not just a single age/gender.
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They have better marketing.
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And you know how much the gov't funds the research how and which part of the gov't? I mean it's true, but there are many branches of funding, plus many private and nonprofit grants awarded also.. My cancer doesn't even make the top 10 most funded through nci website. Estimated new cases and deaths from prostate cancer in the United States in 2010: New cases: 217,730 Deaths: 32,050 Estimated new cases and deaths from breast cancer in the United States in 2010: New cases: 207,090 (female); 1,970 (male) Deaths: 39,840 (female); 390 (male) Estimated new cases and deaths from brain and other nervous system cancers in the United States in 2010: New cases: 22,020 Deaths: 13,140
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Where do you get your information from? Men DO NOT die from prostate cancer at the same rate. The risk of death from prostate cancer is 1 in 34. The risk of death for breast cancer is I in 28. Men often have their prostates removed and they don’t need plastic surgery. Breast cancer affects all genders, different ages, religions,...not just a single age/gender. So what is your point? There are 17,000 cases of brain cancer every year. There are 295,000 cases of breast cancer.
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I just want to address one point in your question. I had breast cancer; I am still in treatment for the type of cancer I have. I had a bilateral mastectomy in July of 2009. Having a breast removed and replaced is not as simple as many seem to think it is. It is nowhere near the same as having a "boob job". Some patients can have the surgery at the same time; many cannot. "Replacement" requires more than one surgical procedure. There are several avenues to choose from when it comes to reconstruction; and they each have inherent risks. Some forms of reconstruction require that tissue be taken from other parts of the body to build up the chest wall after mastectomy and then have expanders inserted. Expanders require regular trips to the plastic surgeon for infusions of saline to slowly, not always gently, expand the skin. Then another procedure is required to insert the implants. Surgeries and recoveries could take as long as a year; and are not always successful. I recommend that you use your search engine and look for images of reconstructed breasts. They look nothing like the real thing and can come at quite an emotional cost. Every woman is different and every cancer is different.
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