Men with anxiety have higher cancer risk, says study

Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2016-09-20 17:44

Article here. Excerpt:

'Men who suffer from severe anxiety are twice as likely to die from cancer than men who do not, a study has found.

But women with the mental health condition were at no greater risk, researchers said.

They suggest anxious men may be more likely to ‘self-medicate’ their anxiety by drinking and smoking more than women, both factors that increase the likelihood of getting cancer.

Women may also be quicker at going to the doctor – allowing the cancer to be detected earlier, making it easier to treat.

A study of 15,938 Britons looked at those who had also been diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder. The disorder is characterised by excessive, uncontrollable worry about many areas of life, the researchers said.'

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Don't forget that men also have fewer social supports. In other words, few people actually give a flying eff about men experiencing soul-crushing depression. I can attest to this first hand. It is no mystery to me why men kill themselves at four times the rate women do.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Thu, 2016-09-22 21:32