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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 10, 2025 | Replies (95)

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@retireditguy

@gently -- respectfully, you're just flat wrong that prostate cancer kills more people than breast cancer. I respectfully suggest you're getting bad information.
Here's some links you might be interested in:
https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/common.html
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/breast-cancer
https://www.wcrf.org/cancer-trends/prostate-cancer-statistics/
But I did see that in the UK prostate cancer has edged out (just barely) total deaths over breast cancer in 2018 in the UK, but certainly not "since the 90's".

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gently | @gently | Oct 30, 2024

@retired guy, I yield. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmjebmspotlight/2018/03/09/prostate-cancer-now-kills-more-people-than-breast-cancer-cause-for-alarm/. and thank you for the correction.
I have been impressed with the quality of care available for prostate cancer patients compared to ovarian and breast cancer patients. Though my view is limited.