Monterey, CA Men And Women Deal With Cancer Very Differently

by Richard Kuehn on 09/22/15

A new study of social media found that women and men handle a cancer diagnosis quite differently.  Commissioned by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, it found that men with prostate cancer were generally found to be analytical, methodical and data-driven in assessing their options.  They sought out the latest scientific studies and outcome research, and tended to get multiple doctors opinions.  Women with a breast cancer diagnosis, on the other hand, were typically distrustful of their own doctor and scientific data.  Many women went with the most aggressive treatment such as a double mastectomy, fearing the cancer might return if they went with a less invasive procedure.