John Hartson urges people of Cardiff to turn city blue for Tenovus
Monday 24th May 2010
Men are dying of ignorance! As part of Tenovus ‘Tackle It’ campaign, we want to raise awareness of male cancer and have teamed up with John Hartson to turn Cardiff blue with our Big Blue Bucket Collection on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th June. The funds raised will help to support men with cancer and get them to engage more with health services.
Claudia McVie, Chief Executive of Tenovus said;
“Every year around 8000 men are diagnosed with cancer, that’s over 22 men every day in Wales alone, resulting in 5,000 deaths.
Around half of all cancers can be prevented by making better lifestyle choices, but since men are more likely to be smokers, drink more alcohol and tend to eat worse diets, cancer is now more common in men than in women. Also men are less likely to seek medical advice if they suspect something is wrong and potentially miss out on vital early treatment. This lack of early diagnosis is resulting in men dying of ignorance.”
Someone who knows this fact all too well is Wales Football legend John Hartson who has himself fought an extremely tough battle with testicular cancer, which is the most common cancer in men in Wales between the ages of 15-44 and also 100% curable if caught early enough.
John Hartson said,
“It’s very important for men and teenagers to check themselves regularly and if they are worried should then go and get their local GP to take a look. I for one and thousands more ignore the signs and this is when there is a massive danger that the cancer can spread and this is what happened to me.”
It is vital that men contact their GP’s if they have any symptoms or concerns. For more information, advice and support please call Tenovus Cancer Support Line free on 0808 808 1010
If you would like to help us raise funds and save lives with our Big Blue Bucket Collection please contact Nadine Egal on 02920 768 866 or email Nadine.egal@tenovus.org.uk.
Join Tenovus to help tackle male cancer in Wales by calling 02920 768 850 or visit www.tenovus.org.uk. Follow us on Twitter or Join our Facebook group Tackle it!
