Gender Discrimination in Government Funding for Cancer Research

[kandrathe]

From examining the incidence rates, only Breast cancer is definitively female.

Take another look at those statistics. Men get breast cancer about 1 per 100 wormen from the link I posted from Cancer.org.

1% or 2% men... Yes, it’s predominantly a female problem.

Soft tissue incl heart

Fyi, Cancer of the Heart is extremely rare. Most times it shows up, it shows up in children and almost never in adults. When the heart is fully formed, the cells don't change much (they rarely divide upon reaching adulthood), thus there's a lower chance of malignancy.

Yes... I was just being thorough... Eyes and ocular orbits... etc...

Genital system, Endocrine, and Myeloma are marginally equally weighted. *All* others have more significance for men (>= 5%)

Oral cavity & pharynx - men 72%
Digestive system - men 58%
Respiratory system - men 55%
Bones & joints - men 57%
Soft tissue incl heart - men 53%
Skin - men 68%
Breast - women 98%
Genital system - women 53%
Urinary system - men 69%
Eyes - men 54%
Brain & nervous system - men 57%
Endocrine system - women 52%
Lymphoma - men 56%
Myeloma - men 52%
Leukemia - men 58%
Other - men 55%

Overall 2017 - Estimated Deaths by cancer
Men = 318,420 (53%) Women = 282, 500 (47%)

Thing I would want to know about is how many of the men vs. women didn't find out until it was too late (ie, didn't get regular health checkups).

I see where you are going, but let me cut you off...

All Cancers Combined, Men

• In 2014, incidence rates were highest among black men (504.1), followed by white (468.0), Hispanic* (357.5), American Indian/Alaska Native (289.8), and Asian/Pacific Islander (277.5) men.
  
• In 2014, death rates were highest among black men (234.1), followed by white (193.6), Hispanic* (137.7), American Indian/Alaska Native (132.1), and Asian/Pacific Islander (116.9) men.

All Cancers Combined, Women

• In 2014, incidence rates were highest among white women (418.8), followed by black (390.7), Hispanic* (327.2), Asian/Pacific Islander (281.9), and American Indian/Alaska Native (264.6) women.
  
• In 2014, death rates were highest among black women (157.0), followed by white (138.6), Hispanic* (96.0), American Indian/Alaska Native (89.1), and Asian/Pacific Islander (86.2) women.

Some cancer is easier to test for, or palpate. Lung cancer is particularly difficult to catch early. Prostate and breast cancer can be screened early (perhaps is even over screened). Which is why we need funds for research into other cancers for developing tests and treatments.

Then... yadda yadda... correlation ... causation ...

American Indian women are two times better at preventing cancer than black men. It’s more than an early detection issue. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topic...pic/cancer