Celebrating Men’s Health Week- Blog Part 2

Posted on: June 19th, 2013 by BrevardBlogger No Comments

Brevard Medical Equipmentis Celebrating Men’s Health Week the whole month of June and we want give a little extra attention to the men in our lives and let them know how important they really are to us.

Cancer leading cause of death in men

Cancers of all types lead the list when it comes to causes of death for men, making visits to the doctor vital.

Some of the most common screening and health information a man can receive includes information on prostate cancer and other prostate issues, cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose, testicular cancer, mental health, and low testosterone.

Some of the other important screening may be more often thought of as women’s issues, but are also important to men and include screenings for breast cancer, osteoporosis and skin care. Surprised? Studies show that in 2012, over 2000 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 400 of them will die from the disease. A man’s risk or breast cancer is higher if he has a history of female breast cancer in the family.

Osteoporosis is also more common in women because of hormone changes but affect men as well.  Osteoporosis usually occurs later in men and is normally less destructive due to a larger male skeleton. But as life expectancy for men goes up, more of these bone problems occur and result in broken hips and other broken bones.

Skin care in men is not about vanity, it’s about skin cancers. Historically, men have been exposed to more sun than women due to the types of work and activities they do. This means that men are at a greater risk of skin cancers and make screening very important.

Looking for a gift for a man who’s hard to buy for?  Brevard Medical Equipment has a wide variety of practical gifts that can increase health, happiness, independence and safety in any man’s life. See our online store or visit us today.

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