FROM: LIVE SCIENCE
Why they don't go
Tough guys who buy into ideals of masculinity are much less likely to seek preventive healthcare services, such as a prostate exam, compared with other men.
The new finding, based on survey data, reveals that such manly beliefs could help to explain the lower life expectancy of men compared with women.
In the United States in 2005, life expectancy for women averaged about 80 years, while for men it was about 75 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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