Too much pink? Why all the focus on Breast Cancer? (Vanity)

Vanity

[Skeez]

Watching football with about every player trimmed out in pink, from their shoe laces to their chin guards, I wonder, "Does prostate cancer have a month?" They do. It's September, but I don't recall any baby blue ribbons or TV adds with celebrities alerting me to that fact. Please don't misunderstand me, I do not mean to take anything away from the commendable efforts by the NFL, other organizations, and common people in their pursuit to rid the world of this devastating disease.

However, I did some research and discovered that there didn't appear to be any statistical significance to justify these levels of increased exposure of breast cancer.

I don't know what the federal funding levels are for each and I absolutely don't know all the other facts and figures. I'm sure there are many freepers that will educate me.

I'd like to know what your honest opinion is as to why breast cancer receives more attention. I am not saying it isn't fair. Educating people about breast cancer does not make people less educated about prostate cancer. This is not a zero sum gain. If anything, the efforts made for breast cancer are likely paving the way for progress with many other forms and we should all be thankful. The question, however, is, "how did it become this way?"

Are women simply better champions of their cause? Are men somehow less vocal about these things by nature? Does this discrepancy have something to do with the statistics, diagnosis, or treatment of which I'm unaware?

[marty60]

People have know their is a connection for a long time. But the Pro-Aborts don’t want women to know THAT.

[cricket]

Agree. . .but it is amazing - not, perhaps - how much of our Media; Advertising; Public Warnings et al; are devoted to disease and the 'threat of disease'.

All day long; we are bombarded with the negativity of these things. In addition, we are to 'check'; check. . .exray; exam, 'be suspect' ad nauseum, IMHO. And then there are the prescriptions/anti-dotes; with accompany the horror of health warnings, of course. Enough.

Would be nice,if we could stop the disease fixation and just 'rest' in health/lol. ..and take a break from what appears as just constant 'harbingers of disease' at every turn/look/listen.

Reminders to 'breathe'; would be a nice change; should they feel compelled to 'say something'./lol.