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'Movember’ drawing to a close - but the hidden costs of male cancers remain in the spotlight

28 November 2016 | Dread Disease and/or Disability / Critical Ilness

The Movember Movement inspires millions around the world to grow “mo-staches” in support of men diagnosed with prostate and testicular cancer. By challenging the taboo around these specific forms of cancer, the Movember Foundation, in partnership with medical professionals, works tirelessly to break the silence and create awareness about the warning signs, causes and impacts of such cancers.

Movember – be prepared as well as aware

22 November 2016 | Dread Disease and/or Disability / Critical Ilness

What do the words Chevron, Handlebar, Toothbrush and Walrus have in common? These are all styles of facial hair men might display on their upper lip: the moustache.

Know Mo’ about your prostate

21 November 2016 | Dread Disease and/or Disability / Critical Ilness

It’s November and soon men everywhere will emerge from their homes, cars, the gym and offices sporting moustaches. Wives and girlfriends will cringe as their partners sprout varying degrees of hair on their top lips. While everyone knows its prostate cancer awareness month, not everyone knows the statistics and symptoms of this increasingly common disease, and who is at risk.

Early detection and treatment is key in beating male cancers

10 November 2016 | Dread Disease and/or Disability / Critical Ilness

Call it pride, gung-ho manliness, or an unreasonable fear of having ones nether regions examined by a doctor, men tend to ignore health symptoms and hope for the best, usually only consulting a doctor when things have progressed to serious discomfort. As part of Male Cancer Awareness month (Movember), Hollard Life focuses on the importance of early detection and treatment of prostate and testicular cancers, two of the most curable cancers if caught early.

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