Life Beyond Prostate Cancer Mens Use of Primary Care Services

EPAD 2015

Ian Banks

EMHF

ECCO

ESMO

RSPH

Ulster University

Queens University

Leeds University

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Two-thirds of adult cancers largely

‘down to bad luck’ rather than genes

It may be sheer good fortune that some people exposed to

cancer-causing agents do not develop the disease

Sarah Boseley, health editor Guardian Newspaper 2.1.15

Key Issues in Men’s Health

Men less likely than women to: • See a GP

• Attend for a Health Check

• Opt for bowel cancer screening

• Visit a pharmacy

• Have a dental check-up

Key Issues in Men’s Health

Work vs Retirement Age

12

FRANCE

• Retirement age up by 2 years to

62 in 2010

• Life Expectancy: 81

ITALY

• Retirement age increasing by 3

or 6 months

• Life Expectancy: 80

GERMANY

• Retirement age increasing from

65 to 67 between 2012 & 2029

• Life Expectancy: 79

SPAIN

• Retirement age may increase by

2 years (65 – 67)

• Life Expectancy: 80

UNITED KINGDOM

• Retirement age to increase by 1

year to 66 by 2020; and to 67 by

2050

• Life Expectancy: 79

Primary Care Round Table

Brussels 2013

EMHF

North Sea Helicopter Crash 'Was Preventable' Families of the 16 men who died call for the Lord Advocate to look again at the evidence and reconsider a criminal prosecution. 22:54, UK, Thursday 13 March 2014