Women Needed to Tackle Men's Avoidance Tactics ; Many Male Cancers Can Be Treated Successfully If Found Early Enough. But, As Lisa Salmon Discovers, Some Men Need a Helping Hand to Get That Vital Early Diagnosis

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Men are notoriously backwards at coming forwards when physical symptoms suggest they may need to see a doctor. While that's not a problem if they've got man flu, it can be life-threatening if their symptoms are caused by something as serious as cancer.

Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in the UK, killing 10,000 men a year, yet many are ignoring its potential symptoms, or don't know what they are in the first place.

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Women Needed to Tackle Men's Avoidance Tactics ; Many Male Cancers Can Be Treated Successfully If Found Early Enough. But, As Lisa Salmon Discovers, Some Men Need a Helping Hand to Get That Vital Early Diagnosis

The same can be said for testicular cancer, and the much rarer penile cancer.

New research released by Orchid, the male cancer charity, has found that 68 per cent of men either don't know or are unsure about how to check for the signs of male cancer.

More than a third of those surveyed admitted that they wo...

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