More men die of cancer than women
Although there is no biological reason why more men die from cancer, it is believed that the reluctance of males to adopt a healthier lifestyle and visit the doctor, is widening the gap in cancer deaths among men and women .
According to a report by British experts in the cancers that affect both sexes, men are 60% more likely to develop disease and 70% higher risk of dying from it.
In research conducted by the British charity Cancer Research UK, the differences could be explained, considering that women take better care of their health.
For this reason, experts warn that men have to be more aware of the risks they face, as nearly half of all cancers can be prevented with a healthy lifestyle. They need to be aware that if they have any symptoms, it does not disappear by itself, but it is necessary to seek medical attention.
In new research, published to coincide with Men’s Health Week, scientists first analyzed the data of all types of cancer occurred between 2006 and 2007. First they found that men generally have 40% more likely than women to die from cancer and 16% higher risk of developing the disease.
Furthermore, by excluding breast cancer and other cancers that are gender specific (and lung cancer that usually affects men more because they smoke more) scientists noticed that the gender gap was much wider.
Scientists expect to find that men and women were equally likely to develop and die from the disease, however, the figures showed that it is much more likely to be diagnosed with the disease to men and to die because of it, what which applies to all specific cases of cancer were considered in the study (except melanoma).
Professor David Forman, of the Network of the National Cancer Intelligence and one of the authors of the study, said that “men have a reputation of not being as health conscious as women and” hold hard “difficulty, and what we see in this report could be a reflection of that attitude … ”
For his part, Professor Alan White, chairman of Men’s Health Forum, said that men are generally less aware that factors such as smoking, being overweight around the waist, high levels of alcohol consumption, eating a poor diet or have family history of cancer contributes to an increased risk of disease.
The expert says it is necessary to conduct more research to understand the causes of these differences in gender and what needs to be done to bring the message to men.
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August 30th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Pure bull that exercise stunts growth– look at all those big football players– they lifted weights when young, and don’t look stunted. Not sure where this idea came from, but it certainly is recent. Never heard it 30 years ago, and all us farm boys worked hard and lifted tons of hay all the time and we didn’t have any problem growing.