… for women due to tobacco and alcohol use. Already today, cancer of the lung/bronchus is the third most common cancer among women in Europe; lung cancer death has overtaken that of breast in Poland, the UK …
… dissuaded from attending screening for cervical or breast cancer (Ramjan et al., 2016). Furthermore, people with … less likely to receive screening for breast and cervical cancer than women without disabilities, and men with … disabilities are less likely to be screened for prostate cancer (WHO and World Bank, 2011). The recently adopted …
… (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and cancer – the largest cause of premature mortality in the EU (Table 3 of the thematic focus). The EU’s Beating Cancer Plan emphasises the importance of tackling risk …
… among women. Moreover, some diseases such as breast cancer, osteoporosis and eating disorders are more common in women, while others, such as endometriosis and cervical cancer, affect women exclusively. Men are more likely to … and traffic accidents. Some diseases, such as prostate cancer, affect men exclusively. Besides biological factors, …