Not only do men have a higher chance of getting cancer, they also have a higher risk of dying from the disease than woman do.
Lung and colon cancer were said to have the highest mortality rates.
Dr. Michael B. Cook says:
“Men are more likely to die from cancer than women. We found this to be true for a majority of specific types of cancer.”
Basically, men get cancer more frequently and researchers say it’s most likely due to high tobacco use, which causes many cancers.
Dr. James Marshall adds:
“What this study emphasizes is that if you want to make a big dent in [the sex] difference and in the overall human cost of cancer, you need to focus on keeping people from getting cancer in the first place. Tobacco is so important to that risk — not just if you smoke before a cancer diagnosis. If you are still smoking while you’re diagnosed, you do worse, too.”
If people are still smoking and not realizing the harmful effects they have, they need to figure it out now. Cigarettes are directly related to so many lethal diseases with the most dangerous being cancer. Are they really worth it?
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