Men are more at risk from dying from heart disease, cancer, or suicide than women. This may be due to a number of factors. First, men are less likely to get annual check-ups from their doctors. Many causes of death can be combated if caught early, such as prostrate cancer. But unfortunately, many men put off going to the doctor in exchange for keeping up the self-mage of being a “strong man”. Also, daily routine can play a role in men’s demise by the top killers. A sedimentary lifestyle combined with unhealthy eating habits and smoking can speed up the process of getting sick. There are several proactive measures men can take to stop from becoming another death statistic.
Key Takeaways:
- Men die from heart disease, COPD, stroke, cancer, heart disease, suicide, pneumonia, the flu, diabetes, accidents kidney disease and liver disease at higher rates than women.
- Men do not pay serious enough attention to their health early in life or go to the doctor regularly for check-ups and screenings.
- According to some reports, men are four times as likely as women to commit suicide, possibly because of depression that has gone un-diagnosed.
“The biggest problem that men have is not so much a specific disease, but the diseases are the result of lack of health care monitoring earlier in life.”
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