Question: Are men more prone to die from cancer than women?

Shikha Sharma answered on 10 Nov 2014:

Hi 428bera39,
Yes, as per many studies it has been observed that men die at higher rates than women from almost every kind of cancer. As per a study by Cancer Research UK, and the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) its not just men die at higher rates but men were 60% more likely to get cancer than women and 70% more likely to die from it. The reasons for the increased risk of cancer in men in comparison to women are not completely understood. But researchers believe that it has something to do with lifestyle factors, smoking, drinking increasing amounts of alcohol, obesity, and doing less exercise. And the only way to deal effectively with cancer is early diagnosis. Stereotypically, men are less likely to go to the doctor if they have early symptoms of cancer, such as a persistent cough, a change in bowel habit or problems with peeing (early symptoms of lung, bowel and prostate cancer, respectively).
So the reasons are not clear but I believe one should be really alert to notice these early symptoms of the disease.