Men across the country, including the guys on the Today Show are ditching the razors in support of men’s health issues during Movember AKA No Shave November. Grow a mustache to help raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. Matt, Al, Carson, Willie and their whole crew are going one step further by attempting to grow beards. I say attempt because Willie claims his beard has never grown in but I think it’s looking good.
- Roughly 1 in 6 male Americans will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, 97% of them, over the age of 50
- A man dies from prostate cancer every 17.5 seconds
- Early detection and proper treatment is key. Know thesymptoms and be proactive. There is a 97 success rate of survival with early detection
- The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) recently conducted a study that revealed increasing your intake of vitamin K2 may cut the risk of prostate cancer by 35%. Where do you get K2? Cheese, egg yolks, chicken breast, chicken liver (if you can stand it), butter, salami (not exactly a health food), natto and ground beef
- The most common cancer in men ages 15 – 35 is testicular
- Nearly 8,000 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed this year
- The good news is that the survival rate is 90% if caught early so get screened, go for your yearly physicals and learn how to self exam guys
I think this is awesome. A lot of work is done to bring awareness to breast cancer prevention, the health issues men face are just as serious. In fact, the likely hood of a man being diagnosed with prostate cancer is 35% higher than that of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer. Chances are higher in African American men.