We are in month of June, and as we celebrate father’s day we should give men a great gift of getting a check up at the Doctor’s office. Heart attack and stroke are on the rise but can be prevented with early detection. The doctor will check blood pressure and cholesterol levels to see if a patient is at risk for certain diseases. Let’s make this June a month that we show our dads and the men in our lives just how important they are by getting them to the doctor that they may be around longer.
Key Takeaways:
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is the third leading cause of death globally, and lung cancer screening is advisable for men who have smoked for > 30 years.
- Alcohol increases incidence of many cancers, and men have been shown to binge drink twice as much as women
- Depression, suicide, liver disease, and diabetes remain a problem for South African men, as well as prostate and skin cancer, and erectile dysfunction
“Heart disease and stroke are the first and second leading causes of death worldwide, in both men and women.”
Read more: http://northernnatalcourier.co.za/70489/mens-health-9-conditions-sa-men-not-ignore/
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