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Will there be a coin for prostate cancer victims?
posted by Matt on 09:13 AM June 1st, 2006
Inequality Anonymous User writes "I got my first one these coins the other day in my change and couldn't help wondering if there will ever be a coin for prostate cancer victims. Obviously there never will be. I don't know the statistics but I'm sure prostate cancer kills a number on par with breast cancer. Not only is there this coin but the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation also organizes a marathon in large cities every year that recieves a lot of press."

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Good website on breast vs prostate cancer (Score:1)
by blaze4metal on 11:14 AM June 1st, 2006 EST (#1)
I found a good article on the politicization of the two cancers. It also mentions how AIDS has much more funding than either of them. I hope that answers some of your questions. Article is here
Female Chauvinism Excludes Prostate Cancer (Score:1)
by alphamale on 08:25 PM June 2nd, 2006 EST (#2)
Actually, prostate cancer kills more men than breast cancer does women. However, you'd never know it by the "hype" that breast cancer receives and the millions, if not billions, in funding. Why? Because while there is a 1/10000 chance that a man might get breast cancer, there is a ZERO chance that a woman will get prostate cancer. Women will not support a charity that they have no chance getting. Talk about sexist! It makes me sick when I walk thru the grocery store and see all the products that donate yet more money to breast cancer; yet not one for prostate cancer. I try to avoid buying these products whenever I can!
Re:Female Chauvinism Excludes Prostate Cancer (Score:1)
by TachyonMale on 10:25 AM June 9th, 2006 EST (#3)
I whole-heartedly agree.

Ever since my grandfather succumbed to prostate cancer years ago, the volume of breast cancer awareness that was raised in comparison to prostate cancer sickened me initially. I used to avoid anything that funded breast cancer (charities, products, coins, etc.), until a (male) acquaintance contracted it (something which i previously thought was impossible).

I would like to believe that I have witnessed both sides of the argument, and now I try to support prostate and breast cancer charities equally. If only the greater public would do the same.

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