MEN’S HEALTH REPORT
SHOCKINGLY, ONE IN FIVE UK MEN DIES before they reach retirement age, and two in five before the age of 75. Worldwide, men are 50% more likely to die of cancer than women – often because they don’t seek help early enough. ‘Men generally need to be dragged to their GP, and it’s usually their partner who initiates the appointment,’ says GP Dr David Edwards, past president of the British Society of Sexual Medicine. ‘Some men will joke that they “never bother a doctor”, but that’s not necessarily a good thing if they’ve been ignoring symptoms.