Men missing out on health screening.
There appears to be too little being done to alert men to the potential life-
threatening cancers that are out there.
There are various screening procedures set up for women – breast screening, smear
testing and in most medical centers these days there are also well-woman clinics
offering additional guidance on various women's health-related checks.
The same goes for male prostate cancer.
Male issues should be brought to the fore and people should be made aware that
screening and self-checking is the best way possible to get an early diagnosis and
perhaps the early treatment might just go to saving a life.
Males are being left behind
What I find astounding is that with such a male-orientated parliament, both in
Scotland and the UK, and also such a large male influence in the medical world, why
are there not people screaming and shouting from the rafters about male check-ups?
Is it down to cost? Are there political correctness procedures in place to stop any
men only issues?
We, males, are being left behind and far from these subjects being avoided we should
be asking our MSPs and MPs to ensure there is an equal balance in targeting male
age groups that might benefit from regular screening schedules.
The cost-benefit to the health service would surely be great if all of the people that
get diagnosed too late are found and treated earlier.
Less palliative care, less devastated families living with the specter of these males
illnesses and possibly other things picked up earlier.
Culled from the BBC