A MAN is told he has cancer every three minutes in the UK.

And cases are increasing, according to the NHS - especially among male folk.

In the UK, around 193,000 men are diagnosed with cancer each year, compared to 177,000 women.

For decades doctors have known that men are more likely to develop cancer than women.

Men have a one in two chance of being diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes; for women, the chance is one in three.

Scientists once believed that the increased risk was tied to lifestyle differences.

But even as more women started smoking, drinking and joining the workforce, the incidence of cancer remained consistent.

New figures show that among men there was a seven percent increase in overall cancer diagnoses in 2022, from 167,917 to 180,877.

This, NHS offic

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