Men often lead stressful lives but are much less careful about looking after their health than women. For instance, men have fewer health checks and visit their GP less often and when they do go for treatment it is often because they have been persuaded to!
Consequently, by the time they seek medical help, their condition may have become serious. Alcohol and substance abuse is five times more likely to die from liver cancer. However, deaths from testicular cancer, for example, could be largely avoided by regular self- examination and early treatment.
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