Poverty, Race, and the Invisible Men

I found this article to be interesting in a couple of different ways. For instance, the idea of "Invisible Men" really seems true to me because I did not even know there was a problem. I assumed that people in poverty or of a different race received the same treatment whether female or male. As I thought about this subject more I started to wonder whether maybe men were choosing not to see a doctor as much as a woman would because they feel like they have to be tough and that no one can help them but themselves. For example, I never met my father's dad because he passed away from a heart problem before I was born. The only reason he did not live was because he refused to see a doctor until it was too late. In fact he never even used Novocaine when he did see a dentist. My father is the same way. He hates to take medicine if he doesn't have to and he especially hates to see the doctor. Unfortunately, when he was diagnosed with cancer there was no other choice and the amount of medication he has to take is unfathomable. If we look back at our father's generations, their father's generations and beyond, the idea that men are supposed to be tough and take care of themselves creates a certain kind of stubbornness that could possibly lead to the statistics we see today in men's death rates. As we move into the present and eventually the future I predict more and more men will be taking a stand for a healthier life and increase the age that men live. As for now maybe the men are choosing to be invisible?