Doctors explained why women get cancer more often than men

There are several reasons for this phenomenon – one of them is that women have a longer life expectancy, and the risk of cancer increases with age.< /p>

British scientists said that on average there are more women than men among cancer patients. This is due to several factors. One of them is that some of the most common types of cancer, according to statistics, are “female” – malignant formations of the breast, cervix.

In addition, according to statistics, women live longer, and the risk of many types of cancer increases with age . Long-term statistics show that the majority of cancer cases still occur in people aged 60-70. In many countries, the average life expectancy of men is just about this. That is, men simply do not live to the age of maximum risk.

Scientists have noted that an unhealthy lifestyle is directly related to the development of cancer. Especially, according to their data, the risk of smoking and obesity increases. As the best preventive measures, they named giving up bad habits, proper nutrition, normal level of physical activity and timely diagnosis and treatment of emerging diseases.

According to experts, in the next 20 years the number of cancer cases among women will grow by 3%, and among men – by 0.5%. This forecast can be changed only if everyone pays due attention to their health, and children are taught this from an early age.