Comments on: Why such a strong push to cure breast cancer? http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Ken http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1972 Ken Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1972 Denise said its not more important. its equally the same as every other life threatning disease. Really? Spending in 1997 on research looked something like this: Breast Cancer $12,800/death, prostate cancer $2,700/death.) Since then, it the gap has grown wider. The National Cancer Institute also reported that during the period 1950-1991, women's rate of death from breast cancer increased 2% while men's rate of death from prostate cancer increased 25%. Until the last few years, you never heard anything about prostate cancer. Even today, it's not a high priority on health programs or the news. There's no postage stamp or brochures at the post office. (The second Breast Cancer postage stamp will soon be issued to raise awareness of breast cancer and to fund additional research.) There’s no special research or funding organizations for prostate cancer, no national prevention month, week or even day. This is not to say that everything that is being done to find a cure for breast cancer should not be done. However, where do men’s health issues fit in in your local news analysis and reporting? What about the fact that of the 15 leading causes of death, men lead in every single category. There are a lot of free screenings for breast cancer for poor women, none of any sort for poor men. One has only to look for the pink for many products rasing funds for breast cancer. Do you see any fund rasing for prostate cancer? Even during the prostate cancer awarness week in Sept, I saw more effort to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer then I did for prostate cancer. Oh yea...I sure do not see the feminist screaming about this....instead they are only screaming that there is a health care gap. There sure is...but is not against women! Is it not time to value ALL our people? Denise said its not more important. its equally the same as every other life threatning disease.

Really? Spending in 1997 on research looked something like this: Breast Cancer $12,800/death, prostate cancer $2,700/death.) Since then, it the gap has grown wider.

The National Cancer Institute also reported that during the period 1950-1991, women’s rate of death from breast cancer increased 2% while men’s rate of death from prostate cancer increased 25%. Until the last few years, you never heard anything about prostate cancer. Even today, it’s not a high priority on health programs or the news. There’s no postage stamp or brochures at the post office. (The second Breast Cancer postage stamp will soon be issued to raise awareness of breast cancer and to fund additional research.) There’s no special research or funding organizations for prostate cancer, no national prevention month, week or even day.

This is not to say that everything that is being done to find a cure for breast cancer should not be done. However, where do men’s health issues fit in in your local news analysis and reporting? What about the fact that of the 15 leading causes of death, men lead in every single category.

There are a lot of free screenings for breast cancer for poor women, none of any sort for poor men.

One has only to look for the pink for many products rasing funds for breast cancer. Do you see any fund rasing for prostate cancer? Even during the prostate cancer awarness week in Sept, I saw more effort to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer then I did for prostate cancer.

Oh yea…I sure do not see the feminist screaming about this….instead they are only screaming that there is a health care gap. There sure is…but is not against women!

Is it not time to value ALL our people?

]]> By: anastasiastarz http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1973 anastasiastarz Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1973 Because every year thousands die from it... Because every year thousands die from it…

]]> By: Alicen http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 Alicen Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1974 Because its more common Because its more common

]]> By: Pook http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Pook Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1975 Abortion does not cause breast cancer!!! That rumor that abortion causes breast cancer is political for sure. 1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Poorer women do not get mammograms. We are trying to get the word out and have gotten insurance to cover mammo's since we have publicized the need. Abortion does not cause breast cancer!!! That rumor that abortion causes breast cancer is political for sure. 1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Poorer women do not get mammograms. We are trying to get the word out and have gotten insurance to cover mammo’s since we have publicized the need.

]]> By: Live.Laugh.Love http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Live.Laugh.Love Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1976 Because it is important! Let me ask you this: Why not a strong push to cure breast cancer? I mean there are a lot of other cancers and diseases out there, but there is research going on about those too! You probably just haven't heard it as much! Because it is important! Let me ask you this: Why not a strong push to cure breast cancer? I mean there are a lot of other cancers and diseases out there, but there is research going on about those too! You probably just haven’t heard it as much!

]]> By: Denise W http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1977 Denise W Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1977 its not more important. its equally the same as every other life threatning disease. it's just no one has stepped up to make other diseases a big thing. no one has had any really big campaigns for anything else. maybe you should start one. its not more important. its equally the same as every other life threatning disease.
it’s just no one has stepped up to make other diseases a big thing.
no one has had any really big campaigns for anything else.
maybe you should start one.

]]> By: Nizelle http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1978 Nizelle Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1978 because breast cancer kills a lot of people every year compare to other cancer problems. because breast cancer kills a lot of people every year compare to other cancer problems.

]]> By: $1r4ct$4l0t777 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1979 $1r4ct$4l0t777 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1979 That is a good question but think of who s starting all of these movements. People who have breast cancer or who know someone who has it are confident to start a movement all of the others aren't trying to help themselves as much as breast caner. Those other diseases are important but they are not doing as much for themselves. That is a good question but think of who s starting all of these movements. People who have breast cancer or who know someone who has it are confident to start a movement all of the others aren’t trying to help themselves as much as breast caner. Those other diseases are important but they are not doing as much for themselves.

]]> By: Sammy http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1980 Sammy Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1980 I wouldn't say there is a push for it. Its just more out there. I mean would you Wanna wear a brown ribbon That said "cure ass cancer?" My grandfather just died of lung cancer, and I know that there is a push for everything. It just depends on what you are looking at. I wouldn’t say there is a push for it. Its just more out there. I mean would you Wanna wear a brown ribbon That said "cure ass cancer?" My grandfather just died of lung cancer, and I know that there is a push for everything. It just depends on what you are looking at.

]]> By: BLM http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1981 BLM Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/why-such-a-strong-push-to-cure-breast-cancer/#comment-1981 aborting doesn't cause breast cancer. also, it's one of the cancers that kill the most and is hardest to detect. also, it doesn't just affect the female, but males are also in danger. aborting doesn’t cause breast cancer. also, it’s one of the cancers that kill the most and is hardest to detect. also, it doesn’t just affect the female, but males are also in danger.

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