b'Why do men avoid going to the doctor?From Prisma Healths Flourish BlogIfyoureamanwhowouldratherdoanythingthanHeartdiseaseanddiabetescanleadtoerectile go to a doctor, consider this: men are dying at higherdysfunction.rates than women when it comes to the top ten causesHalfofallmenwillgetcancer.Prostatecancer of death. Why do men avoid going to the doctor oris the most common and lung cancer is the most caring for their health, and what can they do to turnfatal.thisaround?CedrekMcFadden,MD,offeredsomeHalfofallmenovertheageof50willhavean thoughts and advice. enlarged prostate, but less than half of those are SO, WHY DO MEN AVOID GOING TOdiagnosed and less than 20% are treated for it.Oneinsixmenwillbediagnosedwithprostate THE DOCTOR? cancer,withAfricanAmericanmenatincreased Is it because its harder to get off from work? Or thatrisk.you dont have health insurance? Or are you waiting toTheresalsobeenanincreaseofstress,anxietyand see if things will just get better? depression among men and women.Thebiggestobstacleisoftennotmakinghealth a top priority, Dr. McFadden said. We tend to putHOW CAN MEN LIVE A LONGER, the needs of our family or jobs ahead of our own. ThisHEALTHIER LIFE?canleadtoignoringsmallhealthconcerns,whichDr.McFaddensaidthemainwaymencanprotect could cause them to worsen without treatment, whentheir health is through prevention.earlierdiagnosisandtreatmentmightleadtobetter prognosis. Preventionismucheasierthanacure,hesaid. WHY IS IT DANGEROUS FORAmong men, more than 50% of premature deaths are preventable, whether accidents, cancer, heart disease or MEN TO BRUSH OFF OR IGNOREdiabetes.HEALTH CONCERNS? Here are some ways men can live healthier:Consider these facts: Get an annual health examination. Meetwithyour Over60%ofAmericanmenareoverweightordoctor or nurse practitioner and review your numbers, obese,andmenbetweentheagesof65and74includingyourcholesterol,PSA,bloodsugarand have the highest prevalence of obesity. blood pressure. Make sure you have all your questions One in three men have some form of heart disease. that you want to bring up. You know your body better 12 million American men aged 20 and older havethananyone,soaddressingyourhealthconcernsis diabetes, and people with diabetes are two times asessential, even if they seem like no big deal.likely to develop heart disease or to die from heart attacks.26IMARA'