Breast Cancer
✦Most likely strikes women usually 50 or older.
✦Symbol: pink ribbon
✦Awareness Month: October (established in 1985)
✦Symbol: pink ribbon
✦Awareness Month: October (established in 1985)
Prostate Cancer
✦Most likely strikes men mid 60 or older.
✦Symbol: blue ribbon
✦Awareness Month: September (established in 2003)
Exploring the Differences:
✦Symbol: blue ribbon
✦Awareness Month: September (established in 2003)
Exploring the Differences:
Prostate Cancer✦Biggest fear for men.
✦Carries fear for the core of masculinity. ✦Kept in secrecy. Men do not talk to each other about their bodies. ✦TABOO! Most men will not admit that they have had cancer. ✦Treated by an Urologist. ✦After diagnosis: Most likely to walk out with a card that says "come in on _day for surgery." |
Breast Cancer✦Become a part of a culture
(The Pink Ribbon Culture) ✦Not a secret. Women talk to each other about their bodies. ✦PRIDE! Women are proud to admit they have had cancer. ✦Treated by an Oncologist. ✦After diagnosis: Most likely to walk out with a pink bag that contains information about the disease and treatment options. ✦More in the media Hollywood uses this illness a lot in movies and TV shows. |
2012 Facts About the Cancers:
(taken from the American Cancer Society)
(taken from the American Cancer Society)
Prostate Cancer
✦Estimated new cases for 2012: 241,740 ✦Estimated deaths for 2012: 28,170 |
Breast Cancer
✦Estimated new cases for 2012: 226,870 ✦Estimated deaths for 2012: 39,510 |
Relative Survival Rates (5 years):
✦In the early 1960s, the localized breast cancer relative survival rate was 63%; it is 90% today.
Localized breast cancer: cancer that has not spread to the lymph nodes or other locations outside the breast.
✦Over the past 25 years, the five year relative survival rate for all stages of prostate cancer combined has increased from 68% to almost 100%.
✦In the early 1960s, the localized breast cancer relative survival rate was 63%; it is 90% today.
Localized breast cancer: cancer that has not spread to the lymph nodes or other locations outside the breast.
✦Over the past 25 years, the five year relative survival rate for all stages of prostate cancer combined has increased from 68% to almost 100%.