Swansea helps Tenovus Tackle It!
Monday 24th May 2010
Men are dying of ignorance in Wales - every year around 9000 men are diagnosed with cancer, that’s over 22 men every day, resulting in 5,000 deaths. Tenovus, Wales leading cancer charity is hoping to reduce these figures through Tackle It! a campaign to raise awareness of male cancer throughout the month of June.
Help Tenovus Tackle It! by signing up for an abseil at Ty Nant, High Street on Friday 25th June to raise vital funds for research and education to prevent men from getting cancer.
Claudia McVie, Chief Executive of Tenovus said;
“Men are 70% more likely to die from cancer than women1 even though half of all cancers are preventable by making better lifestyle choices. Men are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol and tend to have poorer diets, they are also less likely to seek medical advice if they suspect something is wrong and potentially miss out on vital early treatment.
Tenovus are helping to tackle this problem by raising funds to develop education and research to help save men’s lives and encourage them to seek advice and support and not die of ignorance.”
Swansea and Wales football legend, John Hartson who has fought cancer is supporting Tackle It!
“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.”
Join John and help Tenovus to Tackle It! by signing up for our abseil and raise awareness of male cancer in Wales to stop men dying of ignorance. For more information, advice and support please call Natalie Kell on 078896 82388 or email natalie.kell@tenovus.org.uk
Visit www.tenovus.org.uk follow us on Twitter and our Tackle it! Facebook group or call Tenovus Cancer Support Line free on 0808 808 1010 for information, advice and support.
