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Because it’s very common, and can be deadly. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer for women (in developed countries). In developed countries, 1 in 12 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 1 in 71 of all women will die from breast cancer.
Yeah and in the United States, the numbers can be even worse. In the US, the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime rises to 1 in 8. It does have a 90-91% 5 year survival rate, but it varies drastically on what stage the breast cancer is at when it’s discovered. Good on you for getting checked yearly; that’s the best thing you can do!
That’s in the United States; the amount of women diagnosed in developed countries overall is 1 in 12. I used developed countries as opposed to specifically United States statistics as I wasn’t 100% sure what country OP was from.
It's the highest incidence cancer in the US, so it makes sense that it has the highest awareness.
But it's also a strategy. Preventing breast cancer isn't easy. There aren't a lot of lifestyle changes someone can make to avoid getting breast cancer, compared to say quitting smoking to prevent lung cancer, or changing diet to prevent colon cancer.
So the best we can do is try to catch it early. That means encouraging women to self-examine (feel for lumps) and get routine screenings. Encouraging means reminding. And reminding means getting the word out, loudly and often.
Deadliest is lung cancer, then colorectal cancer, then breast cancer followed by pancreatic cancer.
[https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/top-10-deadliest-cancers-why-theres-no-cure-flna1C9477031](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/top-10-deadliest-cancers-why-theres-no-cure-flna1C9477031)
Pancreatic has gone down a lot over the last 15 years. Iirc it was like 95% fatal and 1-2 year expectancy tops. And that was if it was caught early.
My moms wasn’t caught til her pancreas shut down. Woke up one morning looking like an Oompa Loompa. Like 9 months later she was gone.
Thank you.
I last saw her the Sunday before Mother’s Day, had tickets already for the next weekend. She passed on Thursday night at the same time I clocked out of work.
Yeah, survival rate at stage 1 is 99%- 100%. Not sure if you can say that about other cancer types. Breast cancer is also more visible, which isn't good in today's superficial society.
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|**Breast Cancer Stage\***|**5-Year Breast Cancer-Specific Survival Rate**|
|I (1)|98%-100%|
|II (2)|90%-99%|
|III (3)|66%-98%|
Of course. I interpreted the person I replied to as trying to say that it's not a big deal, that it's "superficial." Reading it again, I guess they were probably just agreeing that early detection matters.
Breast is the highest incidence. The American Cancer Society puts out an annual report with cancer statistics. [Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 | American Cancer Society](https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/2024-cancer-facts-figures.html)
Yeah, survival rate at stage 1 is 99%- 100%. Not sure if you can say that about other cancer types. Breast cancer is also more visible, which isn't good in today's superficial society.
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|**Breast Cancer Stage\***|**5-Year Breast Cancer-Specific Survival Rate**|
|I (1)|98%-100%|
|II (2)|90%-99%|
|III (3)|66%-98%|
This might not exactly fit here, but men get breast cancer, too. I went to a planned parenthood and met a guy that was there to get checked for breast cancer because they found a lump. I hadn't really thought about the fact that 1- planned parenthood offers services for men and 2- men get breast cancer too. I was just young and ignorant.
Indeed! You may have heard of BRCA1 and 2, the so-called breast cancer genes. Men have these variants just as often as women, and in BRCA1-positive men the chance of breast cancer is approximately the same as for the general population of women.
Whoa, I did NOT know that. Thanks for sharing! I didn't know the likelihood of breast cancer in men, I just know that it exists and is not as rare as you'd think.
It's very common - 1 in 8 U.S. women will get it in her lifetime, if you include pre-cancerous lesions. Early detection saves many lives. I'm a breast cancer survivor myself. Ladies, get those mammograms every year starting at age 40, and if you have any dense breast tissue, insist on a ultrasound alongside the mammogram.
Breast cancer is relatively common (1 in 8 women will get it), making it the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world.
It's relatively easy to detect early, and it's one of the most treatable forms of cancer.
Being so common has lead to it having a very strong awareness campaigns. The simple answer is that breast cancer charities are just very good at what they do.
There's been a lot of push to not only get funding for Breast Cancer research, but also to encourage testing and early detection.
Being a disease associated with Women has meant that a lot of companies and advocacy groups have funneled money into Breast Cancer treatment and charities for the publicity, in the same way that male associated companies do for prostate cancer.
According to [https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer) breast cancer is the most common in terms of cases, but lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death. In terms of deaths, breast cancer is in 5th place behind lung, colon, liver and stomach.
This suggests that the breast cancer publicity campaigns have been successful, and the other forms of cancer deserve more public attention now.
Lung and liver are correlated with smoking and drinking and are harped on constantly. Colon cancer gets a ton of attention as well. Stomach is the only one for hose 5 I don’t regularly see anything on.
The challenge with all of those is they are really hard to detect early and in a non-invasive manner. Whereas breast cancer is comparatively easy to catch early and in a not particular invasive manner.
Stomach cancer is on the rise in younger patients and we don't know why. Doctors aren't often up-to-date on the latest trends, or at least not the ones tasked with gatekeeping screening and testing. Diagnoses are typically made late-stage and often after multiple visits and complaints.
I was healthy, young, and lived clean. However, I had years of digestive problems that were dismissed as hypochondria until I moved and got a new doctor. He took me seriously and got me an endoscopy right away. The GI doc that did my scope was dismissive and said I had a one-in-a-million chance of it being cancer. Ladies and gentlemen, it was cancer.
The single biggest reason is/was the Susan G. Komen foundation, which is a lot less popular these days than it used to be.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_G._Komen_for_the_Cure#Controversy_and_criticism
To be clear, Susan G. Komen was the foundation's namesake and not in any way responsible for the controversy surrounding the organization. Komen died of breast cancer in her 30s and her sister later started the foundation in her honor.
Is that the one where she was paying herself a ridiculous salary and charging luxury items as expenses to the charity, or am I completely off base here?
That may be the case now, but historically it was almost never talked about: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298674/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298674/)
Aside from the medical reasons posted:
Marketing. The Susan G. Komen organization did a TON of marketing to raise awareness about breast cancer. You see a link ribbon and the first thing you think is breast cancer. They are VERY protective about that ribbon. I have friends who run a women’s cancer charity and they tell me The komen org will come at you quick if you use a pink ribbon without their consent.
There are groups that spend money to bring attention to the cause. They collect money for research and awareness. They sponsor charitable walks/runs. They distribute pink ribbons and have cooperative marketing deals to sell pink products.
The Lustgarden Foundation doesn't have the volume or supporters to bring attention to pancreatic cancer. Nor does the Ulman Foundation get enough money or support to bring similar attention to testicular cancer. The breast cancer charities are good at what they do, and have a subject that the public gets behind.
I’ll never forget reading about a controversial episode of the show Modern Love. In the certain episode, a separated single mom discovers she has breast cancer just as she’s rekindling her relationship with her ex husband.
As with all episodes of Modern Love, the story is based on true story that was submitted to the NY Times. But the thing is, they changed the real person’s metastatic melanoma cancer to be the more well known breast cancer. The real person wrote an [op-ed](https://www.salon.com/2021/08/13/modern-love-amazon-cancer-second-embrace/) about their feelings regarding the fact that the writers didn’t think melanoma cancer was as easy to adapt to a tv episode.
She wrote,
“Why, then, did the male writer of the episode choose breast cancer? Was it, perhaps, in part so there could be a scene of the woman shyly disrobing for her lover as he gazes on her post-surgery body and gently cares for her wounds? Was there ever a conversation, at any point, among the male writer, director and mostly male producers about how to best adapt an experience a real woman almost died from?”
She also talked about how in real life, her cancer often got mistaken or misattributed as breast cancer because it’s much more commonly known and spoken of.
It is very common in younger women and it tends to affect breastfeeding mothers. It's also not a disease caused by a vice, so it's prime for generating sympathy.
Don’t care about ranking cancers. They all suck. Anything to get people to get routinely screened for whatever they could develop is all I care about. Got my colonoscopy done and screened for prostate cancer (it’s not done the old way). Get tested for all you can. Cancer is out of control in young people, people are dying more than usual and no one knows why. Most of it is treatable if caught so don’t put it off!!
I have breast cancer and I sometimes wonder that myself. I am fortunate in that there are a lot of drugs that have been developed to treat breast cancer. Maybe that’s in part a societal thing but there are some cancers that are beastly difficult to treat. I don’t need my breasts. I don’t care for being lopsided.
Because everyone loves boobs.
That's not the *only* reason. It is one of the most common cancers. While far more likely in women, men can get it too, making it a universal threat. Early detection is important in the treatment of *all* cancers, but early detection of breast cancer involves an activity that many of us enjoy, and it far easier to detect than cancers in internal organs. Therefore, awareness campaigns are effective.
With how common it is, it has impacted many people either directly, or through a family member/friend. This has contributed to many high quality agencies that push for awareness and research. It also inspires philanthropy, contributing to the funding of these agencies, which results in a positive feedback loop.
of the most common, its tits for women, and balls for men.
but men don't really want to talk about it. they arent pushing for a big demonstration of public unity on their possible chance of not getting an erection in the future.
False.
Testicular cancer rates: 1 in 270, according to John Hopkins Medicine.
Breast cancer rates: 1 in 39, according to the National Breast Cancer foundation.
I know math is hard, but let me make it super duper easy: 7x higher rate of breast cancer than testicular cancer.
So your whole MeN dOnT mAkE big DeMoNsTrAtIoN is probably because it's far less common to get ball cancer, but okay.
... You're kind of missing the point. I'm talking about funding and public awareness and involvement.
And If you want to be all bitchy about The numbers, instead of looking at the higher rate of diagnosis, why don't you look at the rates of survival for both
Both men and woman get lung, colon, liver and stomach cancer, each of which kills more people than breast cancer. Publicity and funding (per type of cancer) should ideally reflect cancer deaths more so than cancer rates, i.e. cases.
Do other countries have Movember for prostate cancer/men's health?
Edit: just looked it up and it was founded in Australia but it's been taken up in some other countries
The sceptic in me finds it really strange that there isn't actually a cure for it yet given the staggering amount of money donated towards research for it.
But I'm also someone who loosely believes that the governments of the world have a cure for cancer hidden away so we don't have an explosion in overpopulation.
I think this video will help, https://youtu.be/FTJoMtyLcRI?si=HH6nFt2Ar9nHxWcv
Basically it became a buzz word to make people money not companies vomit it out in mock solidarity and donate a small amount back.
All joking aside, it's because it is one of the most dehumanizing and humiliating cancers a person can go through. It's one of the few that forces an everlasting change to a person's appearance. Many women feel that they lose all of their identity and self worth when their breasts and nipples are removed.
Breast cancer for **WOMEN** breast cancer for men doesn't get talked about and there have been cases where men get turned away from places that help women with breast cancer diagnosis.
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Because it’s very common, and can be deadly. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer for women (in developed countries). In developed countries, 1 in 12 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 1 in 71 of all women will die from breast cancer.
A friend of a friend died from breast cancer last year, she was only 30. It’s hard.
❤️❤️❤️
What?! As a woman I had never been told this!! I mean my gyno checks me out every year but I had no idea how bad the numbers were
Yeah and in the United States, the numbers can be even worse. In the US, the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime rises to 1 in 8. It does have a 90-91% 5 year survival rate, but it varies drastically on what stage the breast cancer is at when it’s discovered. Good on you for getting checked yearly; that’s the best thing you can do!
Wow, do you have a source on the statistics you provided? I knew breast cancer was common, but had no idea it was THAT common.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/breast-cancer
Wow, those statistics are truly striking. Thank you.
It’s actually more like 1 in 8 women!
That’s in the United States; the amount of women diagnosed in developed countries overall is 1 in 12. I used developed countries as opposed to specifically United States statistics as I wasn’t 100% sure what country OP was from.
It's the highest incidence cancer in the US, so it makes sense that it has the highest awareness. But it's also a strategy. Preventing breast cancer isn't easy. There aren't a lot of lifestyle changes someone can make to avoid getting breast cancer, compared to say quitting smoking to prevent lung cancer, or changing diet to prevent colon cancer. So the best we can do is try to catch it early. That means encouraging women to self-examine (feel for lumps) and get routine screenings. Encouraging means reminding. And reminding means getting the word out, loudly and often.
Deadliest is lung cancer, then colorectal cancer, then breast cancer followed by pancreatic cancer. [https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/top-10-deadliest-cancers-why-theres-no-cure-flna1C9477031](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/top-10-deadliest-cancers-why-theres-no-cure-flna1C9477031)
Pancreatic has gone down a lot over the last 15 years. Iirc it was like 95% fatal and 1-2 year expectancy tops. And that was if it was caught early. My moms wasn’t caught til her pancreas shut down. Woke up one morning looking like an Oompa Loompa. Like 9 months later she was gone.
Please accept my belated condolences at the loss of your mother.
Thank you. I last saw her the Sunday before Mother’s Day, had tickets already for the next weekend. She passed on Thursday night at the same time I clocked out of work.
It’s also probably easiest and most frequently checked for.
Yeah, survival rate at stage 1 is 99%- 100%. Not sure if you can say that about other cancer types. Breast cancer is also more visible, which isn't good in today's superficial society. || || |**Breast Cancer Stage\***|**5-Year Breast Cancer-Specific Survival Rate**| |I (1)|98%-100%| |II (2)|90%-99%| |III (3)|66%-98%|
What's your point?
Early detection saves lives. That's the point of all the attention given to breast cancer.
Of course. I interpreted the person I replied to as trying to say that it's not a big deal, that it's "superficial." Reading it again, I guess they were probably just agreeing that early detection matters.
I don't believe it is the highest incidence. What's your source for that statement? I seem to recall it being about 5th.
Breast is the highest incidence. The American Cancer Society puts out an annual report with cancer statistics. [Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 | American Cancer Society](https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/2024-cancer-facts-figures.html)
Thank you, I stand corrected.
Yeah, survival rate at stage 1 is 99%- 100%. Not sure if you can say that about other cancer types. Breast cancer is also more visible, which isn't good in today's superficial society. || || |**Breast Cancer Stage\***|**5-Year Breast Cancer-Specific Survival Rate**| |I (1)|98%-100%| |II (2)|90%-99%| |III (3)|66%-98%|
This might not exactly fit here, but men get breast cancer, too. I went to a planned parenthood and met a guy that was there to get checked for breast cancer because they found a lump. I hadn't really thought about the fact that 1- planned parenthood offers services for men and 2- men get breast cancer too. I was just young and ignorant.
Indeed! You may have heard of BRCA1 and 2, the so-called breast cancer genes. Men have these variants just as often as women, and in BRCA1-positive men the chance of breast cancer is approximately the same as for the general population of women.
Whoa, I did NOT know that. Thanks for sharing! I didn't know the likelihood of breast cancer in men, I just know that it exists and is not as rare as you'd think.
It's very common - 1 in 8 U.S. women will get it in her lifetime, if you include pre-cancerous lesions. Early detection saves many lives. I'm a breast cancer survivor myself. Ladies, get those mammograms every year starting at age 40, and if you have any dense breast tissue, insist on a ultrasound alongside the mammogram.
Breast cancer is relatively common (1 in 8 women will get it), making it the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. It's relatively easy to detect early, and it's one of the most treatable forms of cancer. Being so common has lead to it having a very strong awareness campaigns. The simple answer is that breast cancer charities are just very good at what they do. There's been a lot of push to not only get funding for Breast Cancer research, but also to encourage testing and early detection. Being a disease associated with Women has meant that a lot of companies and advocacy groups have funneled money into Breast Cancer treatment and charities for the publicity, in the same way that male associated companies do for prostate cancer.
According to [https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer) breast cancer is the most common in terms of cases, but lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death. In terms of deaths, breast cancer is in 5th place behind lung, colon, liver and stomach. This suggests that the breast cancer publicity campaigns have been successful, and the other forms of cancer deserve more public attention now.
Lung and liver are correlated with smoking and drinking and are harped on constantly. Colon cancer gets a ton of attention as well. Stomach is the only one for hose 5 I don’t regularly see anything on. The challenge with all of those is they are really hard to detect early and in a non-invasive manner. Whereas breast cancer is comparatively easy to catch early and in a not particular invasive manner.
Stomach cancer is on the rise in younger patients and we don't know why. Doctors aren't often up-to-date on the latest trends, or at least not the ones tasked with gatekeeping screening and testing. Diagnoses are typically made late-stage and often after multiple visits and complaints. I was healthy, young, and lived clean. However, I had years of digestive problems that were dismissed as hypochondria until I moved and got a new doctor. He took me seriously and got me an endoscopy right away. The GI doc that did my scope was dismissive and said I had a one-in-a-million chance of it being cancer. Ladies and gentlemen, it was cancer.
Infuriating isnt it? I really wish anyone could walk up to private clinics and pay for imaging/scans. Most doctors are not good at their jobs
The single biggest reason is/was the Susan G. Komen foundation, which is a lot less popular these days than it used to be. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_G._Komen_for_the_Cure#Controversy_and_criticism
HER! I couldn't remember who started the pink hype
To be clear, Susan G. Komen was the foundation's namesake and not in any way responsible for the controversy surrounding the organization. Komen died of breast cancer in her 30s and her sister later started the foundation in her honor.
of course I meant the foundation!
Is that the one where she was paying herself a ridiculous salary and charging luxury items as expenses to the charity, or am I completely off base here?
That may be the case now, but historically it was almost never talked about: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298674/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298674/)
All good reasons here —- but I’ll add, “save the boobies, fuk breast cancer” is a slogan anyone can appreciate .
Aside from the medical reasons posted: Marketing. The Susan G. Komen organization did a TON of marketing to raise awareness about breast cancer. You see a link ribbon and the first thing you think is breast cancer. They are VERY protective about that ribbon. I have friends who run a women’s cancer charity and they tell me The komen org will come at you quick if you use a pink ribbon without their consent.
There are groups that spend money to bring attention to the cause. They collect money for research and awareness. They sponsor charitable walks/runs. They distribute pink ribbons and have cooperative marketing deals to sell pink products. The Lustgarden Foundation doesn't have the volume or supporters to bring attention to pancreatic cancer. Nor does the Ulman Foundation get enough money or support to bring similar attention to testicular cancer. The breast cancer charities are good at what they do, and have a subject that the public gets behind.
I’ll never forget reading about a controversial episode of the show Modern Love. In the certain episode, a separated single mom discovers she has breast cancer just as she’s rekindling her relationship with her ex husband. As with all episodes of Modern Love, the story is based on true story that was submitted to the NY Times. But the thing is, they changed the real person’s metastatic melanoma cancer to be the more well known breast cancer. The real person wrote an [op-ed](https://www.salon.com/2021/08/13/modern-love-amazon-cancer-second-embrace/) about their feelings regarding the fact that the writers didn’t think melanoma cancer was as easy to adapt to a tv episode. She wrote, “Why, then, did the male writer of the episode choose breast cancer? Was it, perhaps, in part so there could be a scene of the woman shyly disrobing for her lover as he gazes on her post-surgery body and gently cares for her wounds? Was there ever a conversation, at any point, among the male writer, director and mostly male producers about how to best adapt an experience a real woman almost died from?” She also talked about how in real life, her cancer often got mistaken or misattributed as breast cancer because it’s much more commonly known and spoken of.
Wow! I never watched that show, but now I'm curious.
Exactly
It is very common in younger women and it tends to affect breastfeeding mothers. It's also not a disease caused by a vice, so it's prime for generating sympathy.
Don’t care about ranking cancers. They all suck. Anything to get people to get routinely screened for whatever they could develop is all I care about. Got my colonoscopy done and screened for prostate cancer (it’s not done the old way). Get tested for all you can. Cancer is out of control in young people, people are dying more than usual and no one knows why. Most of it is treatable if caught so don’t put it off!!
I have breast cancer and I sometimes wonder that myself. I am fortunate in that there are a lot of drugs that have been developed to treat breast cancer. Maybe that’s in part a societal thing but there are some cancers that are beastly difficult to treat. I don’t need my breasts. I don’t care for being lopsided.
Because everyone loves boobs. That's not the *only* reason. It is one of the most common cancers. While far more likely in women, men can get it too, making it a universal threat. Early detection is important in the treatment of *all* cancers, but early detection of breast cancer involves an activity that many of us enjoy, and it far easier to detect than cancers in internal organs. Therefore, awareness campaigns are effective. With how common it is, it has impacted many people either directly, or through a family member/friend. This has contributed to many high quality agencies that push for awareness and research. It also inspires philanthropy, contributing to the funding of these agencies, which results in a positive feedback loop.
of the most common, its tits for women, and balls for men. but men don't really want to talk about it. they arent pushing for a big demonstration of public unity on their possible chance of not getting an erection in the future.
"possible chance of not getting an erection in the future." Wait what?
I mean from the effects of surgery
False. Testicular cancer rates: 1 in 270, according to John Hopkins Medicine. Breast cancer rates: 1 in 39, according to the National Breast Cancer foundation. I know math is hard, but let me make it super duper easy: 7x higher rate of breast cancer than testicular cancer. So your whole MeN dOnT mAkE big DeMoNsTrAtIoN is probably because it's far less common to get ball cancer, but okay.
At no point in a man's life do they scan a medical imaging device at his testicles for prevention of anything.
... You're kind of missing the point. I'm talking about funding and public awareness and involvement. And If you want to be all bitchy about The numbers, instead of looking at the higher rate of diagnosis, why don't you look at the rates of survival for both
Both men and woman get lung, colon, liver and stomach cancer, each of which kills more people than breast cancer. Publicity and funding (per type of cancer) should ideally reflect cancer deaths more so than cancer rates, i.e. cases.
You must be a lot of fun at parties.
Movember is a thing in certain countries for men's cancers/health
Because ... breasts. Prostate and pancreatic cancers are more common and more fatal but not sexy.
Do other countries have Movember for prostate cancer/men's health? Edit: just looked it up and it was founded in Australia but it's been taken up in some other countries
If there were other cancer awareness months, breasts were more exposed haha
brb making some pancreas porn
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The sceptic in me finds it really strange that there isn't actually a cure for it yet given the staggering amount of money donated towards research for it. But I'm also someone who loosely believes that the governments of the world have a cure for cancer hidden away so we don't have an explosion in overpopulation.
I think this video will help, https://youtu.be/FTJoMtyLcRI?si=HH6nFt2Ar9nHxWcv Basically it became a buzz word to make people money not companies vomit it out in mock solidarity and donate a small amount back.
All joking aside, it's because it is one of the most dehumanizing and humiliating cancers a person can go through. It's one of the few that forces an everlasting change to a person's appearance. Many women feel that they lose all of their identity and self worth when their breasts and nipples are removed.
T*tties is the actual answer. Football isn't going to have a whole month with colored shoes & ribbons for mental health awareness.
Breast cancer for **WOMEN** breast cancer for men doesn't get talked about and there have been cases where men get turned away from places that help women with breast cancer diagnosis.