Prevention – Men Avoid Healthcare

Prevention and Healthcare screening fears are not reasons for men to avoid healthcare.

Fear is the reason men avoid healthcare. Men avoid seeking healthcare until it is urgent.  This lack of prevention leads to increased mortality. For some reason the old saying an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is ignored.  Regular check-up and early diagnosis can save your life.  It can nip a serious issue in the bud verses waiting until there is a major issue. Regular screenings  and health care check-ups should be routine.

Colon-rectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death among men.  Colon-rectal cancer usually spreads to the liver. The other organs commonly affected are the lungs, brain, abdominal cavity, or the the lymph nodes. This use to be more common in older men but it is occurring more and more in younger men.

Men should know that 1 man in 9 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Prostate cancer develops mainly in older men and in African-American men.  The average age at the time of diagnosis is 66 years of age. However prostate cancer has and can occur in men as young as 40 years old.

The most common ways Men Avoid Healthcare

“Checkups and Screenings

Historically, men avoid healthcare until they have to. About 38 percent of men admit to only going to the doctor when they are extremely sick or when symptoms don’t go away on their own.

Unfortunately, doctors could prevent and treat many of the common health conditions unique to men with early diagnoses. If caught early, doctors can more effectively treat major conditions like heart disease and colon cancer.

Interestingly, men who are married are more likely to visit the doctor and seek preventative services than cohabitating men or other non-married men. Visiting the doctor regularly can help men catch potentially deadly diseases or conditions early.

Compared to women, men are:

• 22% less likely to get their cholesterol tested
• 24% less likely to visit the doctor once per year
• 24% more likely to be hospitalized for preventable pneumonia
• 28% more likely to be hospitalized for congestive heart failure
• 32% more likely to be hospitalized for long-term diabetes complications”

A new Comprehensive Men’s Health Guide has been published at Drugwatch.

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