Women less likely than men to be offered active medical treatment for the same conditions
https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/women-less-likely-than-men-to-be-offered-active-medical-treatment-for-the-same-conditions/
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MantisToboggon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 8d
Then why do they live longer?
Nouvellalia@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 8d
Elting@piefed.social · 4 pts · 8d
Occupational hazards, different body sizes.
MantisToboggon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 8d
So I should work less and eat more?
Elting@piefed.social · 3 pts · 8d
Having a smaller body makes you less likely likely to develop cancer.
Hal@piefed.nz · 2 pts · 8d
There's a great book called Invisible Women if you like stats or being angry, but they make the claim that quality years aren't much different for men vs women, women just kinda stay alive longer. I've poorly paraphrased but I hope that kinda made sense.