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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 14, 1038-1039,
July 16, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press
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Proposed Office of Mens Health Would Address Silent Health Crisis
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Proponents of new legislation that would establish an Office of Mens Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services say that men are suffering a "silent health crisis." U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) introduced the Mens Health Act of 2003 in April in the House and Senator Michael Crapo (R-Idaho) offered the companion bill in the Senate in May. Both men are prostate cancer survivors.
To illustrate the need for an Office of Mens Health, advocates point to the most recent figures from the National Center for Health Statistics: The
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