Lunch And Learn With Dr. Berry
Hurdles of Getting Men to the Doctor
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- Narrator: Vários
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- Duration: 0:26:55
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Let's talk about the hurdles of getting men to the doctor... Why is it so hard to have men attend their much-needed doctor’s appointments? Research shows that hundreds of thousands of men mostly die from cancer every single year, but Cleveland Clinic’s study says that only 3 out of 5 men actually go to their annual visit. 40% of men will only go to a doctor once they think the problem is already too serious to not care about. And even when they do visit, around 20-30% of them admitted to have not been honest, withholding important information from their attending physician. This problem has been going on for who knows how long already, mostly because of men’s fear to get that diagnosis, and not only does it affect them, killing them fast and early, but those who are around them suffer from the hurdles, too. So join Dr. Berry today as he talks about this issue, reminding men to take care of themselves if they want to live life better and longer. In this episode, Dr. Berry discusses why it’s hard to get men to