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A Comparative Look at Prostate and Breast Cancer

Prostate Cancer

  • Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer diagnosed among men in the United States.1
  • An estimated 232,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2005.2
  • There is a 1 in 6 chance that a man will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.3
  • It is projected that over 30,000 men will die of prostate cancer in 2005.2
  • A man dies from prostate cancer every 17 minutes.4
  • Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths among men.2
  • Over the last three years, the National Cancer Institute has spent an estimated $962.7 million on researching prostate cancer causes and prevention, detection and diagnoses, and treatment.5
  • From 1997 to 2004, the Medical Research Program in the Department of Defense spent $565 million for prostate cancer.6
  • In 2004, the Department of Defense prostate cancer program was allocated $85 million.10

Breast Cancer

  • Breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed among women in the United States.7
  • An estimated 213,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005.2
  • There is a 1 in 7 chance that a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.8
  • It is projected that 40,000 women will die of breast cancer in 2005.2
  • A woman dies from breast cancer every 13 minutes.9
  • Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths among women.10
  • Over the last three years, the National Cancer Institute has spent an estimated $1.8 billion on researching breast cancer causes and prevention, detection and diagnoses, and treatment.5
  • From 1992 to 2004, the Medical Research Program in the Department of Defense spent $1.66 billion for breast cancer.10
  • In 2004, the Department of Defense breast cancer program was allocated $150 million.10
1 National Cancer Institute, Prostate Cancer,
2 National Cancer Institute, Seer Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2002,
3 National Cancer Institute, Cancer of the Prostate
4 Prostate Cancer Foundation, FAQs About Prostate Cancer
5 National Cancer Institute, Cancer Research Funding
6 Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs,
7 National Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer,
8 National Cancer Institute, What Else Can I Do?
9 Women’s Health, Breast Cancer Facts,
10 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Facts