That might explain some of it. There is also the fact that men are less likely to go to the doctor, for routine check-ups -during which a doctor can catch cancer, for example, when it is still treatable, as opposed to seeing a specialist only after a visit to the emergency room where tests reveal a body riddled with tumors.
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