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Why does prostate cancer only get 2-5% of funding breast cancer gets?
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@vancouverislandhiker From what I can find, Movember Canada raised $22.5M in donations in 2024, plus $3M investment income on existing funds. The problem you're pointing to really doesn't exist: prostate cancer research is *very* well funded in Canada, relatively speaking. As I mentioned, it's one of the top 3 cancer-research funding recipients in Canada, along with breast cancer (which affects both women and men) and leukemia (ditto). Prostate cancer research is far better funded than research into ovarian or uterine cancer (which affect only women).
I just don't get where this "men as victims" narrative is coming from. There's no good cancer, of course, but we prostate cancer patients are among the best supported, both in medical research and in front-line healthcare.
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@northoftheborder Im fine with yoru perspective and opinions . Everyone should have one . My experience and research differs. Overall cancer mortality has decreased recently ( last 10 years )due to better prevention, screening, and treatment. However, the gender gap persists and is a statical constant , largely driven by higher rates of lung, colorectal, and prostate cancers in men, versus breast, colorectal and lung in women. We can leave it like that . Thanks for caring about the lost men !