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Confusing Messaging about Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 3, 2024 | Replies (76)Comment receiving replies
VancouverIslandHiker -- you said "Breast Cancer affects men and women - The WHOLE population , yet has a smaller mortality rate per 100K". That's technically true, but very misleading because when they give the mortality rates for breast cancer, because it affects BOTH men and woman, it's given in deaths per 100K PEOPLE. However, men are less than 2% of the cases, which means it's effectively halving the true death rate since it's 98%+ a womens disease. Meanwhile, prostate cancer deaths solely affect men, so it's given in deaths per 100K of MEN. That mean a direct comparison of breast cancer and prostate death rates is very misleading. Just to be clear, breast cancer kills more women than prostate cancer kills men in the USA and in Canada each year. It also does so worldwide.
https://www.wcrf.org/cancer-trends/breast-cancer-statistics/
https://www.wcrf.org/cancer-trends/prostate-cancer-statistics/
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Retired guy - I get your point for sure . Statistically I could proved both ways depending on my data sets and sub-sets, and other. The data sets if you notice have issues too ! For example , my father died of Prostate Cancer . But on my Grandfathers cause of death it was called"lung infection" . Reading the Dr's notes on my Grandfather - it was indeed "prostate cancer " that was the real Cause of death . Historic data was really hit and miss up to about 20-28 years ago in Canada . Proximate vs remote cause of death was a issue . I think what we can Agree on is that Prostate cancer needs more funding and greater awareness. I am trying to get local government on board and also Provincial Government. I also have a few Corps interested to" invest in the future of Prostate Cancer awareness and control " . They are both glandular in nature and who knows , there could be a crossover therapy or two that will help both - that would be terrific ! God Bless . Have a good day , whenever you are . James on Vancouver Island.