One has to be very careful on examining the statistical methodology of these statistics and the confounding factors involved in the statistics within North America. This area of statistical study of funding disparities, is a mathematical science in itself. I started out my conversation by saying "both are hideous diseases requiring attention." I stand by that - all I am advocating is for a sensible look at the disparities between the type of research . I hear the frustration from cancer research people wanting money for research. However, most of the popular and TV commercial supported cancers get all the funding well prostate cancer and others are left without. Unacceptable in my books. Hence I do my best to raise money from corporations to give to the Canadian cancer, Cancer Society, and other groups. What I find surprising is that you have taken approach that it is no competition. I disagree with that. There is vast competition for dollars for research, after talking to cancer, researchers themselves and various laboratories that do research. They compete rigorously for "cancer dollars'. Prostate cancer is getting the short end of the stick( as I view it) , especially if you look at mortality versus funding. However, there are other comparative analysis studies done as well. I personally raised many thousands of dollars for cancer research within my province. About 88% of it went to breast cancer upon my further investigation. About 5% went to Prostate cancer. Next time I raise money which will be in the spring, I will designate it on some of the underfunded cancers and research such as prostate cancer and various other cancers that do not get the high profile or TV commercials...and consequently, the funding for research .