Research shows that prostate cancer kills a man once every hour in the UK. This statistic is just as high as breast cancer, though breast cancer receives far more funding for research than any male specific cancer. This alarming statistic and the significant lack of research investment into this area should get the males in our community to stand up and campaign in order to get more funding for prostate cancer.
Increased funding in this area will help improve the knowledge of how cancers are formed in the prostate. For example, a valuable cancer survey has just been completed which may lead to revolutionary new treatment drugs that actually help patients who respond less well to normal treatment. This kind of research could quite possibly increase the life expectancy of prostate cancer sufferers, lead to new methods of preventative medicine and improve the wellbeing of patients.
There have been multiple female-led campaigns to highlight the issues surrounding breast cancer, and such government lobbies and charities have successfully gained excellent funding for the cause. Their success is to be welcomed, and their example used as a guide for medical activism about prostate cancer. Men should take women’s lead on the issue of cancer and get to grips with this seriously life-threatening cancer. They will then be able to better promote understanding of the disease, and discover new ways of improving life expectancy as well as the more general wellness of patients.
All men would need to do is to encourage a charitable Press Relations agency to get on the case and create a whole new angle to increase public knowledge of this problem. This would not only help to increase individual responsibility about lifestyle choices, but might increase the chance of charities, government and potential investors getting involved. We could then see a far lower risk of death from prostate cancer in years to come.
It’s time for men to let go of their shyness to talk about illness, particularly the one that involves our most essential jewels! Lifestyle awareness is an essential point for both men and women and will help to ensure their wellbeing well into the future.
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