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According to a recent study, men are prone to cancer than women are as far as statistics from United Kingdom revealed.
Based on the records from the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) and Cancer Research UK it was discovered that men are 40 per cent more likely to die of cancer than women are and 16 per cent more likely to get it in the first place.
According to their records, it was also discovered that after excluding breast cancer and cancers that only affect one sex, the difference between men and women was even greater, with men being about 70 per cent more likely to die from cancer than women and over 60 per cent more likely to develop it in the first place.
The researchers revealed even when they excluded lung cancer, which removes the counfounder introduced by the fact more men smoke than women, the underlying figures were the same.
The remaining cancers that were included in the analysis were cancers of the oesophagus, stomach, colorectal, liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder, brain and central nervous system (CNS), non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, malignant melanoma, multiple myeloma and leukaemia.
The team of experts explained more research was needed to understand the gap, but speculated it could be behavioural: perhaps men have unhealthier lifestyles and they do not notice early cancer symptoms, or they are more reluctant to deal with them, whereas women tend to notice them earlier and do not delay in going to the doctor about them.

Men need to be careful since they are more prone to cancer than women according to a study done in the United Kingdom.

For, Alan White, Professor of Men’s Health at Leeds Metropolitan University and Chair of the Men’s Health Forum, the evidence shows that men are generally not aware that, as well as smoking, carrying excess weight around the waist, having a high alcohol intake and a poor diet and their family history all contribute to their increased risk of developing and dying prematurely from cancer, adding that more research needs to be done before we can be sure exactly why this gender gap exists.
White added the report clearly shows that we need to try much harder to get the public, health professionals and the people who make the policies to understand the risks that men face.
He said many of these deaths could be avoided by changes in lifestyle and earlier diagnosis.
Moreover, Professor David Forman of the NCIN said for many of the types of cancer we looked at that affect both sexes, there’s no known biological reason why men should be at a greater risk than women, so we were surprised to see such consistent differences.
Forman said after taking out the effect of age, men were significantly more likely than women to die from every one of the specific types of cancer considered and, apart from melanoma; they were significantly more likely to develop the disease.
He revealed men have a reputation for having a ’stiff upper lip’ and not being as health-conscious as women do.
To get the data, the researchers looked at cancer deaths in the UK for 2007 and new cases categorized by cancer type for 2006.
They summed cancer cases that were not sex-specific and then looked at male and female ratios in each category.
 

A recent study revealed that women are more sensitive in terms of their physical appearance than men are.
According to the joint research made by the University at Buffalo and the University of Kent, it was discovered that women showed greater sensitivity to appearance rejection than men did.
The researchers revealed based on their study they found out that women have the urge to look attractive so that their peers will accept them.
Lora Park, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and graduate student Ann Marie DiRaddo, of the University at Buffalo, and Rachel Calogero, Ph.D., a lecturer in psychology at the University of Kent explained their study also showed that men and women who had internalized media ideals of attractiveness had higher levels of appearance-based rejection sensitivity than did their peers.
The research made by the two prominent universities also uncovered the information that both men and women are more concerned on their appearance based on the perception of their peers and the media than what the opinion of their own parents.

Based on a recent study it was discovered that women are more concerned on their appearance than men are.

Moreover, the researchers said their study suggests that when people feel pressure to look attractive, whether from their friends or the media, they may be putting themselves at risk for experiencing negative outcomes that may limit their development and enjoyment of life in many ways.
The two universities gathered the data on the survey of 220 (106 women, 114 men) U.S. college students ranging from 18 to 33 years of age.
Accordingly, the participants responded to a series of questionnaires, including scales that assessed the perceived influence of peers and parents on sensitivity to appearance-based rejection, and the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Scale-3, which assesses dimensions of media influence related to body image and appearance.
 

According to a latest medical study, two out of three men are unsatisfied with their sex life.
In the information released by Pfizer’s inaugural Asia Pacific Sexual Health and Overall Wellness (AP SHOW) it was shown that Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is the top cause why many men in this planet are not satisfied with their sex life.
The Pfizer funded survey was done in 13 Asia Pacific countries where it was revealed that men with ’suboptimal erections’, (erections that are not as hard as they could be) are less satisfied with sex and other aspects of the sexual experience.
Based on research suboptimal erections is a common problem, affecting more than 50% of men aged 40 to 70 years.
The data on erectile problems and suboptimal erections also show that these conditions are not part of aging.

Based on the latest study two out of three men around the world are not satisfied with their sex life.

Accordingly, the information stipulated that an older male have just as much right to normal sexual functioning as younger men.
Researchers revealed that suboptimal erections can be due to an underlying illness or medication, and is not always due to psychological factors alone.
Suboptimal erections often have a mixed aetiology, both organic and psychological.
Concomitant physical disease is an important cause of suboptimal erections.
The study also showed that there is also evidence of an association between optimal erectile function and men and women’s overall outlook on life, attitudes about sex and men’s sexual health and performance.
Men who have erectile problems should seek immediate medical help before things could get worse and put your life in jeopardy.

It might be a surprise to you, but men also get physically abused by their females partners. Despite the known “greater strength” of men, they, too, can also suffer from such abuse. Maybe because of their fear of hurting the person they love, or maybe because of issues of inferiority. But no matter what the reason, it’s still an abuse – an it’s something that shouldn’t be tolerated.

Back in a 1993 study, believe it or not, 80% of secondary men have been abused by their partners. If it wasn’t a physical pain, it would be an emotional or verbal abuse. Some studies cited that 7% to 15% also experienced abuse, and in 2000, the age range of the abused men starts from 20’s to 60’s.

See some surprising facts about the abuse among men in:

http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/2007/10/22/4595326-sun.html