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Why is there more support for breast cancer and not colon cancer?


i think its cuz of that fact its women vs men! and people feel like women will need more help

No it's nothing to do with gender. Where did you get the idea that colon cancer is a 'male' cancer? In the UK colon cancer is the third most common cancer in men, and the SECOND most common cancer in women. I'd be surprised if the statistics are different in the US.

I agree that awareness needs to be raised about other cancers too.and while I hate 'competitive illness' I can see why there is resentment about an imbalance in awareness raising and fund raising.

BUT...the reason breast cancer is so high profile is simple - sheer hard work. Breast cancer awareness campaigns and BC Awareness Month started as a campaign by ordinary women, many of them with cancer, to raise awareness so that people knew the symptoms, examined themselves regularly, attended their routine mammograms etc. Enthusiastic participation and hard work by women made it grow into something nationally, then internationally, recognised (and then big business cashed in). Any group of people can start such an awareness campaign for any illness.

There are other cancer awareness months, ribbons etc; but no cancer campaign has had the sheer hard work put into it that breast cancer awareness has.

If colon cancer awareness is a cause close to your heart (good for you if it is) there is nothing to stop you and a few friends starting a campaign in the same way those few women who started the whole breast cancer awareness campaign did. You'll have to be as dedicated as they were and work as hard as they did though.

1] breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world; accounting for 10.4% of all cancers; and 7% of all cancer deaths.[ # 5m cause of cancer deaths ]
2] lung cancer is number one for deaths
3] skin cancer is number two for incidence
4] colon cancer is third most common cancer, and second most common cause of cancer deaths
5] men get breast cancer too
6] I wish breast cancer was easily curable - despite double mastectomy, chemo, radiation, and hormone therapy, I now have metastatic breast cancer
7] the very small amount of radiation for mammograms is much lower risk than breast cancer!!! AND a lot less painful!

1 FACT: Women get colon cancer as much as men! Actually, there is alot of support for colon cancer! Breast cancer is obviously geared towards women (because it is more prevalent in women) but men get it too. Colon cancer is a sexist blind disease! Meaning it is genetically and sexually blind. If you have a family member that has colon cancer then you have an increased risk of getting it! Scary, eh? Do a search for colon cancer and you can find ALOT of useful information. It's not the end of the world for you, but it means a challenging one for you. Support is out there, believe me, but you have to be willing to find it.

I have no idea what you are talking about. Sharon Osbourne (who is f---ing awesome, if I do say so myself) had colon cancer. Also, men can get breast cancer too. There is support for every cancer. It's not a gender issue.

it could be there i s not cure for colon cancer yet it runs amuck when its there so that is why and had not no fact of not having to see women or men its just how they found it by chance

It's simple: breast cancer brings in a LOT more $$$$ than colon cancer.
The whole "pink ribbon" thing is a scam; the $ donated is actually to go towards the mammograms-- oh good. X-Rays. That is not exactly "cancer friendly" is it?

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