Comments on: Why Is There Not A Large Prostate Cancer Awareness Movement Like There Is For Breast Cancer?

By: love <3

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:14:23 +0000

honestly people sympathize with women more then men

By: Tempus35

Tempus35 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:12:58 +0000

Because of Dan.

By: kenbgray

kenbgray — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:26:42 +0000

It is not a very fast moving cancer.

By: Hello

Hello — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:24:38 +0000

Because the world is far more focused on women and men are very squeamish about testing.

By: stealyou

stealyou — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:01:39 +0000

Gwennie-I see your top contributor for glbt, maybe you should be top contritbutor for men’s health since your such an expert on straight men.
Gwennie-OK, I am sorry, you are right, I missed that first part. I’ll got to the beer, wine, and spirts forum, have a drink and relax.

By: Professo

Professo — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:53:08 +0000

Because men die with not from it. The five year survival rate is 99%. It doesn’t grow fast. The ways men get checked are a PSA blood test and a rectal exam. Get men to get them done and it gets even better.
If you want a movement just do it!

By: Gwennie B

Gwennie B — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:52:34 +0000

I have a feeling a lot of it has to do with the fact that most men would like to forget that they have prostates at all. Mention it and most men in a room will tighten up reactively, trying to shake away the idea of colonoscopies, uncomfortable moments where the place they keep the most private is invaded, often with connotations in their minds of homosexuality and “not being a real man” by being “violated” there.
Women take a certain amount of pride in their breasts, often. At the very least, they aren’t stigmatized as much as most straight men’s prostates and butts are.
EDIT: I’m sorry, I wasn’t trying to imply that all men are that way, and I like to believe that men are more mature and professional about their health. I was merely positing this as one reason, at least for some men. Whenever I sort of try and gauge the cultural attitude towards prostate health, it seems like we’re still stuck in the dark ages. We joke about it, talk about it less than women’s gynecological health (as your question cites), and it just seems like this has to at least be a factor, right? When we have TV jokes like this?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHKTE75dg…
EDIT: Martillo1: Wow, I’m not sure where the anger is coming from. I don’t purport to be an expert on straight men, or men at all. Heck, I don’t purport to be an expert on women, either. I’m just offering this up as one explanation. Seriously . . . does nobody see the “I have a feeling” that precedes my hypothesis? I’m not saying it’s fact . . .

By: daboys12

daboys12 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:38:19 +0000

Our society has been feminized. Everything must be done to protect women while men are tossed aside. Look how the government spends money on women’s health. It far outspends men’s health.
As another poster mentioned, commercials like cialis, viagra, axe, hair products etc. all send the message that it’s about what’s best for HER. It’s HIS body but those products are all about the wife or girlfriend. Forget about what’s healthy because god forbid the woman doesn’t get her way. More examples of the double standards in society.

By: Nice Guy

Nice Guy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:31:59 +0000

I love this question. I ask my wife often why there is currently a commercial out there letting us know that so many women will die from heart disease, etc. I love my mom to death. I am wondering though, why is it that we focus on women’s health much more than a man’s? I think people dont care about men as much- we just need to work hard, pay bills and die fast.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:21:14 +0000

There is, there was Movember, there’s an ad on TV and in chemists here with the guy from “The Castle” talking about checking your prostate and actually it was in the news today: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/…
I think the reason it’s more taboo is because checking it involves sticking your finger up your bum…sorry but true. That’s what the ad on TV was about, to try and make people not feel weird about it.
Also I agree with Eileen, people with breast cancer experience started their movement, if you’re unhappy start one for prostate cancer. It does take people to get things done. Some movements have more strength than others, that’s just the way it is. Why is there a bigger fuss about FGM compared to MGM? I campaign against the second one…
Harriet