What is the impact of gender on symptom interpretation?
Gender can also influence how symptoms are perceived and addressed. For example, women may experience symptoms of heart disease differently from men, which can lead to misdiagnosis of breast cancer symptoms as cardiac issues. Men might ignore symptoms like difficulty urinating due to prostate problems, which can be an early sign of prostate cancer. Gender-specific cancers, such as ovarian or testicular cancer, often have symptoms that are not widely recognized, leading to misinterpretation.
