What makes breast cancer...
 

..any more deserving of awareness than any other form of cancer?

You'd think that since the overwhelming majority of their audience is male, a prostate/colon cancer awareness effort would be much more meaningful.

I guess Congress has passed a resolution for prostate awarness month yet.

Dude, everyone loves boobies...

Mods, can we please get the OP's name changed from donkhater to boobiehater?

We need more hooters....

Except school principals.

And Sesame Street

If you really have to ask, well, I'm really not sure I can help you. Titties = win.

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer.

It is also very hereditary which most cancers are not.

Are you really this naive?

Sex sells and the more times a male viewer hears the word "breast" he pays attention.

Plus, everybody loves a little pink.

These are true points, but his point that the audience is mostly male is valid. Wouldn't somthing that faces men be a more effective approach? Your average football fan would be better served by prostate cancer or testicular cancer awareness than breast cancer.

That said I don't really care. If it's good for breast cancer research then it's fine by me.

Jeez, lighten up Francis.

It seems more logical to raise awareness for the cancer that affects ~90% of your audience rather than the cancer that affects <10%.

It's actually a valid question. A while back, I had a meeting with the leader of a local branch of another nonprofit that promotes awareness and funds research for a different life-threatening disease (intentionally vague to protect their confidentiality). In the meeting, they mentioned that there is a lot of frustration among the nonprofit community because Komen has done such an insane job of developing a movement around the breast cancer issue that many other diseases are having trouble keeping research going. Everyone's donated to Komen, so there's not as much money to go around for the other issues.

I know that part of that is pure jealousy, but there's no question that there is a disproportionately high level of donor funding going to Komen than toward other similar organizations when compared to the actual number of people who have issues with various types of diseases.

colo-rectal cancer is just never gonna get this level of support.

Seriously, I hope that these types of 'pink displays' are accompanied by real dollars, and not just for show. Mammograms saved two lives in my family.

As far as I'm concerned, it's more fun to give a breast exam than it is to get a prostrate exam.

qft

I'm not sure it's more deserving, but I'm glad they're doing it!

They were gonna embrace Prostate cancer, but then they realized putting brown accents on everything isn't very pleasing to the eye.





Except in Cleveland I suppose.

Depends on who's giving/getting.

The Browns supporting prostate cancer would be funny enough, I imagine the funding for that research would go through the roof.

How many players, coaches, and fans don't have mothers, sisters,wives, girlfriends, daughters, grandmothers, or other women in their life?

Seriously if you are talking about a man audience, think of the significance of them losing their mom, daughter, or wife etc....

How often do men discuss prostate or testicular cancer? Women talk about breast cancer or their concerns a lot.

Well, maybe I am being a bit jealous/insensitive, but I've had a number of uncles and male cousins that have had colon cancer and testicular cancer while my own father has battled prostate cancer recently.

Yet, a sport that caters it's advertising (beer, ED pills, etc) overwhelmingly towards it's male audience gives the spotlight to breast cancer? yes, a noble gesture, but not very focused, ya think?

All the more reason....

no, but seriously. breast cancer is a terrible thing and it's extremely common and not much they can do to prevent it. It's also inherited a lot of the time and there isn't any reason not to have that awareness of it.

Not often, in my experience. Hence the need for more awareness.

And I should say there has been breast cancer in my family. I am definitey aware of it. That doesn't mean I need NFL players to wear pink to remind me. :shrug:

exactly my point.

Metaphorically

I don't doubt that. Why not raise awareness on those programs the majority of women actually watch? Lack of marketing focus.

I'd rather hear about cancer I can't catch while I'm watching football.

well, they say that men can get it. My wife makes me watch Nip/tuck with her and Dr. Troy got it.

I think we are all well ****ing aware of breast cancer. Maybe if they didn't spend all this time, effort and money turning shit pink 10 times a year, they'd have more money to cure it.

Just my opinion.

Just for the record, here are some stats on cancer.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/commoncancers

[table]Cancer Type|Estimated New Cases|Pct New Cases|Estimated Deaths|Pct Deaths
Bladder|70,530|5.8%|14,680|3.6%
Breast (Female)|207,090|17.0%|39,840|9.9%
Breast (Male)|1,970|0.2%|390|0.1%
Colon and Rectal (Combined)|142,570|11.7%|51,370|12.7%
Endometrial|43,470|3.6%|7,950|2.0%
Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer|49,504|4.1%|11,084|2.7%
Leukemia|43,050|3.5%|21,840|5.4%
Lung (Including Bronchus)|222,520|18.2%|157,300|38.9%
Melanoma|68,130|5.6%|8,700|2.2%
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma|65,540|5.4%|20,210|5.0%
Pancreatic|43,140|3.5%|36,800|9.1%
Prostate|217,730|17.8%|32,050|7.9%
Thyroid|44,670|3.7%|1,690|0.4%[/table]

LMAO

this disease took Kelly Bundy's boobies from us
nothing
NOTHING
even pink jerseys is to much of sacrifice

I don't need testicles, but I sure as hell need titties and beer!

I'll go out on a limb here and say....

Because most of us have moms, wives, sisters and daughters who we love.

My mom survived breast cancer. She had to have a mastectomy but she's still here 11 years later.

Cancer sucks. Obviously.

LMAO

Technically, you can catch breast cancer. It's just highly unlikely. :p

Susan G. Komen....she and her family knew the Hunts and the Jones, so it became a cause for the NFL.
I agree that there needs to be a prostate cancer awareness month. I have lost family to both of these.

:rockon:

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This pretty well describes my feelings about the subject. It's not really about 'awareness' anyway, it's about soliciting donations.

I'll bet it's higher than 10%.

Someone said breast cancer is the most common form of cancer and the most hereditary. It's also one of the most rapidly spread forms. I'll bet you that more people have been affected, in some way, by breast cancer than any other. Your grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, niece, daughter, granddaughter, wife, girlfriend, or friend has probably had it at some point. Pretty sure every guy has a female in their life. Maybe men should understand the importance of spreading the word to the women in their life that early detection is key. Or, at the very least, understand the importance of it.

False. Prostate and lung cancer are slightly more common, and lung cancer is far more deadly.

Even THIS is not getting you laid...

It's truly a marketing coup. The breast cancer people figured out how to get more publicity than other medical causes. In reality, heart problems kill something like 8 times more women than breast cancer, but doesn't get nearly the publicity.

[QUOTE=donkhater;7058885]..any more deserving of awareness than any other form of cancer?

You'd think that since the overwhelming majority of their audience is male, a prostate/colon cancer awareness effort would be much more meaningful.

Cause the "brown" ribbons wouldn't be half as attractive.

Lucky for me I drink heavily and smoke.

Both organs will have died and shrunken up before they can make the canc-......wait....

Huh, didn't know that. Makes the OP's point even more valid.

Are you going to set in front of the ****ing tv all day watching football -AGAIN
they donate money to breast cancer research based on tv ratings -HOURLY

So where do I touch my balls to find out?

Yeah, but nobody gives a $#it if men die.

It's what we're supposed to do after reaching a minimum level of productivity...

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You don't.

You have a hot nurse do it and go home knowing your copay was as good as a lap dance...

I lost a male cousin at the age of 35 to breast cancer


also didn't Brian Piccallo get breast cancer before he died?

This.

This video does not do them justice but teh injustices of Kelly not having her real flobby-wobbles is ****ing criminal.

Truly...

Well, then forget I said it.

So.. should I feel bad I just ordered a Buccaneers shirt that has the pink logo in the middle?

Do what you want I'm not your big brother.











But I will goad you until your ears bleed...:)

Naw man, you are who you are...





















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This is the important set of statistics, I was looking an the cancer.gov website for similar. What I was also looking for is the corresponding funding rates. Breast cancer is No 1 by far and they have a great marketing machine. That's what keeps them no 1.

But the reality is when it comes to lives saved per dollar there are better cancer choices than breast cancer. If you have a personal reason to donate that's fine. Me personally it's unlikely that I would ever donate to breast cancer. Not because it's not a bad cancer and not because it's not a good cause. But the numbers simply say there are more lethal cancers that are underfunded. If you want to make a difference, those are the organizations that you should consider. Still with any donation, ALWAYS always check and see how much money they actually give to the cause they support. Most of the big breast cancer groups are pretty good.

You think they'll start days where they recognize the importance of not smoking in order to raise money for programs to help people quit? Lung cancer is the number one killer.

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Fixed.

Would it mean that we got to smoke in public?...

:D

Actually, I can't think of a single family member that has had breast cancer (knock wood) and I have a LARGE family (8 brothers and sisters, >35 aunts/uncles, 90+ first cousins) but I'm sure there has been just statistically. My family is so large I sometimes don't get the news I should. I do know a lot of my uncles, male cousins and my own father have endured prostate/colon and testicluar cancer and had an uncle die from brain cancer.

Sure we all have mothers/wives/sisters etc. Don't we all have fathers/brothers and sons as well?

Wouldn't it be more effective to bitch to the NFL about it?

It's not an issue about being funded/under-funded.

It's about being aware of the danger and knowing that early detection is key.

Regular prostate exams and colonoscopys (sp?) and testicular exams are as important as mamograms. Every guy here will tell you men don't talk about this stuff AT ALL with each other. Women do all the time.

Even more of a reason the NFL should be promoting awarness to MEN'S health issues during broadcasts in which a shitload of men are watching!!!

What makes breast cancer important compared to other cancers for the NFL is the fact that the entire league is men.. It's the least they can do as a shout-out to their wives/girlfriends/female viewers in general.

I have.

Leave that to Oprah...

Maybe it's a marketing ploy to get women interested? I know you guys would hate that.

Next time your wife is "nagging" at you about watching a game, you could say, "Look, dear. They're wearing pink accessories in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month." Then she might feel better about you watching such a "brutal" sport.

Is there a Prostate Cancer Awareness Month during football season?

This isn't rocket science

• Men love boobage
• Women love their boobage
• Men have wifes, girlfriends, moms and grandmothers that are at risk.
• The NFL wants to increase its viewership among women.
• It's non political, no matter your race, ethnicity or religion, you are at risk/ Who can be against raising money for Breast Cancer? It's a very safe charity.

Women = money.

Tits = MORE money.

Women + you - money = NO YOU.

Glad I could help...

Yeah, I pointed that out to my wife and she wondered the exact same thing I did.

She's not doing it right.

A few things...

I don't think you give enough credit to the amount of women that watch the NFL.

Aside from that...it isn't that breast cancer is more or less deserving but there is a reason for everything. I believe that even more than the whole "omg it's boobies. Everyone loves boobies" reason is how strong the organizations are pushing for breast cancer awareness. They have obviously done an amazing job of raising funds and forging dynamic partnerships like they one they have with the NFL, leveraging all their strengths to move their cause forward.

Len Dawson was actually talking about it when all of this stuff was happening last year. I guess he is involved in prostate cancer type orgs and he basically said that he was in awe in all the things the ladies have done to raise awareness and that they are just trying to learn from how effective they were.

Are boobs easier to raise awareness than other things? Sure but I think more so there are really talented people steering thier ship.

True. Plus it's not like anyone's keeping them from having prostate cancer awareness as well. There are plenty of weeks in the season.

You should add that most men would do anything to save/protect their wives, children, and family before they'd stop to take care of themselves. I understand that we have male children and relatives as well, but claiming that this isn't effective given that most of the audience is male is silly, IMO.

Don't forget that men can get breast cancer too.

And, no, not just guys with racks like Mickelson.