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Life Beyond Prostate Cancer Mens Use of Primary Care Services
EPAD 2015
Ian Banks
EMHF
ECCO
ESMO
RSPH
Ulster University
Queens University
Leeds University
Difference (%) between men and women in cancer survival across Europe
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Two-thirds of adult cancers largely
‘down to bad luck’ rather than genes
It may be sheer good fortune that some people exposed to
cancer-causing agents do not develop the disease
Sarah Boseley, health editor Guardian Newspaper 2.1.15
Key Issues in Men’s Health
Men less likely than women to: • See a GP
• Attend for a Health Check
• Opt for bowel cancer screening
• Visit a pharmacy
• Have a dental check-up
Key Issues in Men’s Health
Work vs Retirement Age
12
FRANCE
• Retirement age up by 2 years to
62 in 2010
• Life Expectancy: 81
ITALY
• Retirement age increasing by 3
or 6 months
• Life Expectancy: 80
GERMANY
• Retirement age increasing from
65 to 67 between 2012 & 2029
• Life Expectancy: 79
SPAIN
• Retirement age may increase by
2 years (65 – 67)
• Life Expectancy: 80
UNITED KINGDOM
• Retirement age to increase by 1
year to 66 by 2020; and to 67 by
2050
• Life Expectancy: 79
Primary Care Round Table
Brussels 2013
EMHF
North Sea Helicopter Crash 'Was Preventable' Families of the 16 men who died call for the Lord Advocate to look again at the evidence and reconsider a criminal prosecution. 22:54, UK, Thursday 13 March 2014