Comparison of Prostate and Breast Cancers
by associated press

Breast cancer gets more attention and money, but prostate cancer is
America's most common non-skin cancer. Here is a comparison of the two
diseases:

PROSTATE CANCER

New cases projected for 2005: 232,090.

Deaths projected: 30,350.

Death rate per 100,000 people: 31.5

Incidence rate per 100,000 people: 172.3

Lifetime risk: 1 in 6.

Survival: At five years, 97.5 percent; at 10 years, 84 percent; at 15 years,
56 percent.

Detection: Usually through a doctor's exam of the prostate or the PSA blood
test

2003 Federal research spending: $390 million.

BREAST CANCER

New cases projected for 2005: 211,240.

Deaths projected: 40,410.

Death rate per 100,000 people: 27.

Lifetime risk: 1 in 7.

Incidence rate per 100,000 people: 135.2

Survival: At five years, 87 percent; at 10 years, 77 percent; at 15 years,
63 percent.

Detection: Usually through mammography, an exam by a doctor, or discovery by
the patient.

2003 Federal research spending: $699 million

Sources: American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Department
of Defense

Note: Age-standardized rates per 100,000 people, 1997 to 2001, which take
into account differences in the numbers of men and women in the population.