Surprising research has shown that men are far more likely to get cancer and more likely to die from cancer than women are. This appears to be true even when adjusting for gender specific cancers.The exact reason for this isn’t known, but researchers believe it is because generally speaking women take better care of their health. Men are more likely to smoke, drink to excess, and carry extra pounds. When you couple that with stress the body is more likely to develop illness, including deadly forms of cancer.
As a note, in 2007 lung cancer was the top cancer killer among men. It accounted for almost a quarter of all male cancer deaths. I surely hope you aren’t still smoking cigarettes. Cigarettes simply cannot be part of a healthy lifestyle.
Another thing about us guys is that we don’t like to be poked and prodded by doctors. I’ll be the first to admit this about myself. That means we don’t get checked out when something could be wrong with us. This is believed to increase the mortality rate associated with cancer in men.
Now is the time to start working on those bad habits. Now is the time to start building those good habits.
