Experts thought that drinking and smoking habits were behind men’s higher cancer rates. However, a new study; suggests that their biology makes men more vulnerable to disease.
It is a known fact that high alcohol and tobacco consumption is linked to cancer types. It was thought that because men consumed more of these products, they were more likely to get cancer. However, it turned out that the causes of cancer are biological differences. Researchers say understanding these differences can help improve prevention and treatment.
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In the study, which examined 300,000 middle-aged and elderly American men; men were more than twice as likely to develop the disease as women, even when lifestyle factors were ignored.
Lead researcher Dr., an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute. “This suggests that there are intrinsic biological differences between men and women that affect susceptibility to cancer,” said Sarah Jackson. The researchers suggested that differences in genes, hormones, and the immune system all play a role.