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Men should take health more seriously Men and women are often compared in today's society and viewed as equals.Men are living longer, closing the gap on life expectancy, and women are fighting discrimination in the workplace, closing the gap on salary disparities. Despite how much we're expected to view each other as equals, there are still distinct differences between men and women, including priorities on health care.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says that men don't seek medical care as often as women do.Men are statistically more inclined to smoke and drink alcohol than women.Men are also susceptible to conditions that affect them alone. Prostate cancer is one of the diseases unique to males, and one of the most common forms of cancer in men, just behind skin cancers, offers the American Cancer Society.
In an effort to educate men about what healthcare topics they should be concerned with the most, and to encourage men to step up on routine medical visits, this men's health quiz, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is offered. AnswerTrue or False to the questions below.Answers follow.
Men's health quiz
1. Adults should engage in 15 minutes
of moderate-intensity exercise every
day.
2. Exposure to substances in the
workplace can impact a man's ability to
have healthy children.
3. Males are more likely to die in a
workplace injury than women.
4. Children are the only ones who
need vaccinations, and shots are unnecessary
after age 21.
5. Suicide rates are higher for men
than women.
6. More men die from lung cancer
than any other type of cancer.
7. Cancer is the leading cause of
death for both men and women.
Answers:
1. False: Thirty minutes of exercise is
recommended daily.
2. True: Certain chemicals present
can impact sperm health and the propensity
for conception.
3. True: In 2005, statistics indicated
that men accounted for 93 percent of
workplace fatalities.
4. False: Adults should acquire routine
vaccinations for tetanus and influenza at
the least.
5. False
6. True: Although it is widely believed
that prostate cancer causes the most fatalities.
7. False: Heart disease is the biggest
concern for men and women. Lowering
cholesterol, exercising and getting routine
health checkups can help prevent heart
attacks and heart disease.
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