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Are men more prone than women to lethal diseases like cancer?
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Slightly more, Yes: Cancer is common and it keeps getting more risky to catch it as we get older. In terms of odds, they are 1 in 3 for women and 1 in 2 for men during their life time. So none of us are immune to getting cancer. That is why one should eat healthy, avoid excesses of alcohol and fatty foods, so that you are not overweight. Daily exercise also has protective effect from developing Cancer
Answered 10/11/2015
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