Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45, it should be at least once a year.

　　Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s 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 his 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’re undefeatable,” Gullota 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’s 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.”

【2016届高考英语冲刺卷：07（江苏卷）（原卷版）】相关文章：

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习书面表达限时测验：6（含解析）

★ 2013高考英语冲刺-专项篇 1语法填空

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍完形填空之记叙文：名校模拟（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍完形填空之记叙文：命题趋势（含解析）

★ 浙江省湖州市2014高考英语完形填空一轮（暑假）精炼（8）含答案

★ 辽宁省辽阳市2014高考英语单项选择一轮（暑假）训练（4）附答案

★ 常熟市2014高考英阅读理解语一轮（暑假）训练题（7）及答案

★ 山东省济宁市2016年高考英语复习：条件状语从句（含解析）

★ 2016高考英语听力提升素材

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍完形填空之记叙文：体验真题（含解析）