Letter: Weaker sex
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Sir: Although health campaigns such as your Breast Awareness supplement of 8 October are nearly always directed at women, men on average die younger. The factors in this reduced life expectancy are mainly social and environmental, and therefore also highly preventable. You would expect to see issues affecting men's health aired more prominently.
ALASTAIR McGOWAN
Salisbury
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