REMEMBER REMEMBER THE MONTH OF MOVEMBER!

Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer. And this year sportsvibe is excited to announce we will be getting behind the charity for the whole of November.

Last year, across the World more than 173,000 Mo Bro & Sistas got on board, raising more than £14 million for charity. Since Movember started in 2003 more than £30 million has been raised for the fight against prostate cancer and depression in men.

Mo Bros, supported by their Mo Sistas, start Movember (November 1st) clean-shaven and then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache. The participating Mo bro raises money for the Prostate Cancer Charity by getting his ‘Mo’ sponsored.  At the end of Movember, a series of Gala Parties are held to thank Mo Bros and Sistas for their support and fund raising efforts.

For your nearest party visit http://uk.movember.com/events/gala-partes/

This year, Sky Sports Football Pundit Chris Kamara is one of the official ambassadors for Movember. To see sportsvibes’s interview with Chris click http://sportsvibe.co.uk/chris-kamara-interview/

Going forward, Movember will continue to work towards helping make men more aware of the risks they face, thereby increasing early detection, diagnosis and effective treatment.

Facts and Figures

•    Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. A quarter of all new cases of cancer diagnosed in men are prostate cancers.
•    In 2009, more than 40,000 men in the UK were diagnosed with prostate cancer.
•    Over the last 30 years prostate cancer rates in Great Britain have almost tripled, although much of the increase is due to increased detection through widespread use of the PSA test.
•    Almost 60% of prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men aged over 70 years.
•    Around 300,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in Europe each year. The lowest rates are in Southern and Eastern Europe and the highest rates are in Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
•    Worldwide, more than 670,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. The highest rates are in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Western and Northern Europe whilst the lowest rates are in East and South Central Asia.


So, whatever balls you like to play with… make sure you check your own!

To register yourself, a friend or ‘Mo Bro team’ visit http://uk.movember.com/get-involved/

To find out more information about Prostate cancer visit http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk