Published 18 June 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b2471
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Men need primary care at work, debate hears

Deborah Cohen

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Health professionals need to talk to men about their problems in the sort of language they use and should move primary care into the workplace to make it easier for men to access health services, a debate held by the Men’s Health Forum heard this week.


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Men currently use healthcare services far less effectively than women, and a recent Cancer Research UK survey found that men are almost 40% more likely than women to die from cancer (http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats).

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To see a video of the debate go to bmj.com.


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