I was astounded to find out today that although prostate cancer and breast cancer have similar mortality rates, prostate cancer remains massively underfunded compared to the latter. Although prostate cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the U.S, the National Institutes on health spends almost three times more ($700 million, to prostate cancer’s $250 million) on Breast Cancer. According to the NY times:

"Among the big cancers, breast cancer receives the most funding per new case, $2,596 — and by far the most money relative to each death, $13,452. Notably, prostate cancer, the most common cancer, receives the least funding per new case at just $1,318. But on a per-death basis it ranks second, with $11,298 in N.C.I. funds"

https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/cancer-funding-does-it-add-up/

I'm all for helping out people who are sick, but when I see "Breast Cancer Awareness Month", NFL players wearing pink uniforms, and the massive amount of publicity that Breast Cancer get's, I think too myself...what about prostate cancer? It's rarely talked about and it get's little to no attention on a mainstream level.