In partnership with Men’s health and raising awareness for prostate cancer checks, the boys in the Golf Shop are lending a hand or should we say lending some facial hair and participating in the popular ‘Movember’ campaign. Duncan, Luke, Ric and Ackzel will be versing each other in a ‘Mo Off’ attempting to grow the longest Mo’ for the entire month of November. The winner will be announced on Men’s Closing Day, Wednesday 26th November and judged by their fellow female staff members. To cast your vote for who you think will grow the longest Mo with prize drawn on the final day, please visit the Golf Shop. You can enter as many times as you like and pick whoever you like to heighten your chance of winning. Each vote is $5 with all proceeds contributing to Men’s health based charities.
The Movember Rules can be found here to ensure the boys follow the right steps to grow their Mo’ to perfection! If you are interest in finding out more about the Movember campaign, please visit their website; http://au.movember.com/
Prostate cancer accounts for approximately 30% of cancers diagnosed each year in Australian men1. It is the second most common cause of cancer death, after lung cancer2. It has been estimated that around 120,000 Australian men are living with prostate cancer, and it is predicted that the number will increase to 267,000 by 20173.
Comparing with other cancers, prostate cancer has one of the highest 5-year survival rates of 92% after diagnosis4.
The risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer increases with age. The risk of having prostate cancer by the age of 75 is 1 in 8 men. By the age of 85, the number increases to 1 in 65.
Men who have a father or brother with prostate cancer have a higher chance of developing prostate cancer than men with so such history6.
PCFA advises men over age 50, or 40 with a family history of prostate cancer, should talk to their doctor about testing for prostate cancer. Men should make an individual informed decision about testing based on discussion with their doctors.
