11th Men's Health World Congress (MHWC 2017)
The 11th Men’s Health World Congress (MHWC 2017) is taking place today in Florence, Italy. The two-day congress, held annually, covers all the relevant sub-specialties and groups them into one event.
Composed of plenary sessions, sub-specialty meetings and unique workshops, the MHWC 2017 provides an excellent opportunity for attendees to learn from multidisciplinary experts in the field of men’s health.
The International Society of Men’s Health (ISMH) states:
‘Our mission is to improve the health of men and empower them to pursue healthier lives. The reason for our great interest in men’s health is the overwhelming irrefutable evidence from many scientific studies of the significant disparity in gender health. All over the world, men live shorter than women and suffer more from heart disease and cancer. Health risk factors are more common among men including smoking, alcohol abuse and overweight. In addition, men utilise preventive health services less frequently. This disparity is even more pronounced in populations of low socioeconomic status. For example, in the USA, prostate cancer is more common and more malignant in African American men than other men.’
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