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Four health checks men should stop putting off in their 40s, 50s and 60s

The Independent Health · 20 October 2026 at 14:30

Four health checks men should stop putting off in their 40s, 50s and 60s

On average, men in the UK die almost four years earlier than women from largely preventable diseases

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Four health checks men should stop putting off in their 40s, 50s and 60s

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