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Mens health issues demand more attention and greater concern.
There is an ongoing, increasing, and predominately silent crisis in the health and well-being of men. Due to a number of factors, mens health and well-being are deteriorating steadily. This crisis is most dramatically seen in mortality figures. In 1920 the life expectancy of men and women was approximately the same. By 1990, men were dying 7 years younger than women. Men have a higher death rate for every one of the top 10 leading causes of death. There is a mens health crisis.
Mens health is not just a man's issue. Because of its effect on wives, mothers, sisters, daughters and others, it is also a woman's issue. Women can help men live longer by becoming aware of their specific health needs and insuring that the man in their life seeks age appropriate health screening and timely treatment for medical problems.
A major mens health risk is prostate cancer. One in five men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime and the American Cancer Society estimates that over 32,000 men will die from the prostate cancer this year, a mortality rate approaching that of breast cancer in women. It is recommended that men at high risk begin annual prostate cancer screenings at age 40, and that all other men begin at age 50. If you would like additional information about prostate cancer detection and treatment please click here. You will find an extraordinary volume of on-line information, resources and personal experiences.
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