Homens

A maioria desorganizada

Bibliographic Data

ID9684384
AuthorsMarília Coutinho (0000-0002-8878-8482, Universidade de São Paulo), G A D Soares (0000-0003-4571-9054, University of Florida)
Year2000
Volume43
Issue2
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDados (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-5258 • E-ISSN: 1678-4588
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0011-52582000000200004
OpenAlexW1992627364
SCIELO_PIDS0011-52582000000200004
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major health hazard. In the USA alone, it affects approximately 10 million men. Its incidence is higher than Breast Cancer s (BCa) and it kills approximately the same number of men per year as BCa kills women. Nevertheless, PCa receives about six times fewer federal funds for research and prevention. We have investigated epidemiological trends, the growth of federal funding for medical research, and the political organization of PCa and BCa interest groups in the USA. We argue that discrepancies in funding stem from the combination of two factors: 1) the relative strength of each interest group and 2) the social consensus on the relevance of each disease. We argue that men, especially older and black men, are at a disadvantage in the public policy arena

Cancer · Disadvantage · Incidence (geometry · Interest group · Pathology · Political science · Politics · Prostate cancer · Relevance (law · Sociology · Demography · Epidemiology · Gender Politics and Representation · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Law · Medicine · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Gerontology

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