10 Diseases That Affect Men More Than Women

Melanoma

Though women are more likely to develop melanoma before the age of 50, things begin to shift after that age, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. In fact, they shift so much that, by the age of 65, men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with melanoma. Then, the percentage grows to three times more likely to be diagnosed with the disease after age 80.

Further, when men are diagnosed, they are more likely to die, since the disease has often progressed more so than that of a typical case with a female patient. Many scientists speculate that this gender gap could simply be blamed on the fact that women are much more careful with their skin than men—though some scientists believe a man’s skin is more vulnerable to the sun that a woman’s.