Prevention
June is Male Cancer Awareness
Month …..
1 in 3 men will get cancer and prostate cancer is
responsible for a ¼ of all male cancers diagnosed. Lung and
bowel are the next most common and the 3 together cause ½ of all
cancers diagnosed in men. Testicular cancer is the most
common cancer diagnosed in young men aged 15-49.
We want to ensure embarrassment no longer discourages men from
discussing and resolving problems with intimate parts of their
bodies by encouraging them to recognise early warning signs of
cancers that may affect them. Cobalt recognises the
importance of this and is offering free talks in places of work,
leisure and schools/colleges/universities. It is a fact that
more men could survive these cancers if they changed their attitude
and went to get checked out early when treatment would be more
effective.
As the start of Male Cancer Awareness Month we want to look at
Testicular Cancer; please click the links to the right for more
information, inlcuding the true story of James Matthews', a young
man from Cheltenham, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in
2011, aged just 22. You may also have noticed Jame's
story in The Gloucestershire Echo on Tuesday 4th June,
2013.
Contact Sue or Aileen: 01242 535905 or sue.white@cobalthealth.co.uk
for a free talk.
Cancer Facts
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