Calls for men across Derbyshire to know the signs of prostate cancer
It's ahead of Men’s Health Week and Father’s Day.
Prostate Cancer UK is urging men in Derbyshire to tool up with the knowledge they need to protect themselves from prostate cancer.
New research by the charity has found more than half (56%) of men in the Midlands do not know where their prostate is and almost three quarters (74%) aren’t sure what it does.
The charity has joined up with a number of men across the region to share their experience of prostate cancer and encourage other men to improve their knowledge of the signs to look out for and get tested.
Ahead of Men’s Health Week and Father’s Day, the largest men’s health charity is working to bust common myths and misconceptions by sharing clear and accurate health information to help dads, brothers, sons and friends make the right choices when it comes to their health - with potentially lifesaving results.
Chiara De Biase, Director of Support & Influencing at Prostate Cancer UK, said:
“Men’s health can be a minefield. Everyone has gaps in their knowledge and every one of us probably believes something that just isn’t true.
“But what’s really worrying is that this misinformation could stop a man from getting the early diagnosis that could save his life.
“It’s especially concerning how many men believe they’ll see signs of early stage prostate cancer and would avoid speaking to their GP if they didn’t have symptoms, when we know that prostate cancer doesn’t usually have any symptoms at all until it’s already spread and become incurable.
“On top of this, far too few men know the main factors that put them at risk. That’s why we’re asking every man to take our 30-second online risk checker, to help understand their risk, and what they can do about it.