Not all men are the strong silent type. But stereotypes usually exist for a reason, and experts believe some men’s silence can stop them seeking early help for health problems.
This may have a bearing on the fact that, according to the Men’s Health Forum, one man in five in the UK dies before he reaches the age of 65, and the men’s health charity Movember, which tackles three of the biggest health issues affecting men – mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer, says men die on average four-and-a-half years earlier than women, for reasons that are largely preventable.
