Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smokers cough for a year.
―When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer‖ he says, ―Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged this life‖
According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.
―A lot of men think they are invincible (不可战胜的),‖ Gullotta says. ―They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think , Geez, if it could happen to him, ‖ Then there is the ostrich approach,‖ some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know, ‖ says Dr. Ross Cartmill.
―Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,‖ Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.
Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says. ―But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death.‖
57. Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?
A. They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.
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