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People with prostate cancer - do you think men will start to get it now?

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SorryAuntLydia · 27/12/2021 11:26

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59783179

‘ People with prostates’
‘Prostate cancer can be slow growing and tends to affect people in old age.’

Prof Eeles from Cancer Research does mention men… but only as a statistic and it’s easy to miss.

According to the article, the symptoms of prostate cancer include
‘needing to pee more frequently particularly at night’
‘difficulty starting to pee, weak flow and it taking a long time’
Plenty of of women tick both these boxes…

Yet again, BBC standards are failed by blind adherence to gender woo.

As a woman who lost a much loved relative to a late diagnosis of prostate cancer, I am appalled that the BBC is failing to inform and educate men about something so important.

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Datun · 27/12/2021 13:03

Prostate cancer can be slow growing and tends to affect people in old age.

It's one of the arrogant manipulations that pisses me off.

They are assuming that we all know what a bloody man and woman is, while simultaneously forcing us to deny it.

Datun · 27/12/2021 13:00

They can only do this because someone else explained the reality to the girls/boys/men/women.

Exactly. It's not just a harmless convention. It's layers of deceit. You wouldn't know you had a prostate unless you also knew that only men have prostates and what constitutes being a man.

I'd like to see one of these people explain how I know whether or not I've got a prostate.

TheWeeDonkey · 27/12/2021 12:57

I think most men do get it, at least the men I talk with about this get it and not just that but are more GC than me. No quarter given, I think thats because as men they know exactly what some men are capable of and won't entertain it.

InspiralCoalescenceRingdown · 27/12/2021 11:42

They can only do this because someone else explained the reality to the girls/boys/men/women.

Exactly this. Otherwise it wouldn't make any sense at all.

Rightsraptor · 27/12/2021 11:37

I heard that report early this morning and found myself shouting 'men' outloud whenever I heard 'people'. Which was odd because I usually have to shout 'women'.

Whatwouldscullydo · 27/12/2021 11:35

Urgh.

They can only do this because someone else explained the reality to the girls/boys/men/women.

They only appear to he the good guys because of people like us.

Shame on the BBC! Men and women deserve to know and need to know what they need they need check for and why.

Plain English please. Cancer is not the time.to be worrying nore about language than getting important facts across

sashagabadon · 27/12/2021 11:35

Yes you are right. It is a very jarring article. I am left wondering if I could develop prostate cancer later in life ( I definitely can’t)
It’s prioritising inclusivity over clear information and accuracy.
Funnily enough I have just listened to a discussion on improving scientific communication in relation to covid (as it has been so misleading and confusing at times) and this principle equally applies to medical journalism too.
This is a good example of misleading and confusing medical journalism.