2023-11-18 17:08:06
After Pink October, it’s Movember. The movement comes from North America. Gentlemen are invited to grow their mustache to raise awareness regarding men’s health, particularly prostate cancer, the leading male cancer, and testicular cancer.
In Alsace, more and more actions are being carried out. For the second year, the Run evasion association launched a race as part of Movember in Rohrwiller, because these cancers remain taboo. “I really wanted to highlight this damn prostate cancer, which we don’t talk regarding much”explains Edwige Jung, whose loved one died of this cancer. “It’s taboo, it’s a shame because by being too discreet, you might be missing out on something.”
“Talking regarding health problems can seem like a lack of virility”
This is also the opinion of Christophe Lazarus of “the freedom of Dettwiller”. The association is organizing for the first time a “blue wave”, a race as part of Movember, on Sunday November 19 at 10 a.m. Registration fees will be fully donated to ICANS, the Alsace Nord Strasbourg Cancer Institute. “We have to break taboos, we keep that to ourselves, we have our pride, talking regarding health problems can show a lack of virility”regrets Christophe Lazarus. “Men must do like women, take charge of their health.”
The observation is shared by the League once morest cancer. “If a man has an unusual symptom, he should consult, it might be the first sign of cancer”, insists Professor Simon Straub, vice-president. Regarding prostate cancer, he explains that decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, depending on the patient, because treatment is not always necessary.
In younger people, between 19 and 40 years old, you should be particularly attentive to the appearance of a lump in the testicles. “It can be quite trivial, but it can be a cancer that is very treatable when caught at an early stage.”
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