Both my grandfathers lasted a few years longer than their wives - 6 years and 9 years. The author of this piece is confused about the actual effects of the various steroids...
You have to look at the general population, not at individual cases. Why is this so hard for people to understand?
Estrogen should be considered 'teh shock hormone' or 'the cancer hormone', NOT 'the female hormone'. Most doctors aren't trained to think of the steroids in context.