Tag: men’s prostate
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What Men Need To Know To Live A Long And Healthy Life
How long we live is important. The average life expectancy of men, according to health experts, is 79 years. This is a dramatic increase over the past 50 years. However, what is equally important is quality of life. The ability to enjoy life to its full requires investing time and effort into health maintenance and disease prevention.…
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Why Is Cancer Killing More Men Than Women?
While cancers affect both males and females, the cancer mortality rate is higher among men (1). In fact, while breast cancer is often associated with the female sex, men have higher death rates than women across all stages of breast cancer. While it’s important for both men and women to mitigate risk factors, one has…
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Why Are Black Men More At Risk For Prostate Cancer?
According to research, prostate cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among men worldwide. Now, while cancer doesn’t discriminate, it appears that prostate cancer is much harsher on men of color. Black men and prostate cancer What does the research say? According to a study published in Cancer…
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Why You Need A Movember Moustache
Let’s talk about Movember. Have you ever wondered why so many men are embracing more hair on their faces during this month? Well it’s all about joining the Movember movement to raise more awareness for cancers which impact our men. Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends are facing a health crisis, yet it’s rarely talked…
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Identifying Symptoms Of Prostate Cancer is Tricky To Do
Identifying symptoms of prostate cancer can be really difficult for men to identify before it is too late. However, there are some warning signs that we want to make every man aware of. Sadly, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death for men in the United States. This is largely because prostate…