So the month has been upon us for five days, and Brandon has predictably failed to make a posting on our beloved month. What is Movember? It is a charity that is changing the face of men's health. When Mo Bros show their grow, our cancer foe takes a blow. OK, so I'm not a poet, but I am cultivating my facial hair from clean shaven to goatee to moustache for the sake of raising money to support prostate and testicular cancer research, as well as education and awareness for many men's health issues. So why donate?
One in two men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime (so will one in three women,) and one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Experts estimate 240,890 cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in 2011 - 33,720 of these men will die. Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in American males aged 15-34. Experts estimate that 8,290 cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in 2011 - 350 of these men will die. Smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths. One in five americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer. Movember has compiled these and more facts and stats on men's health.
The proceeds of this event are donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, LIVESTRONG, and awareness and education programs sponsored by Movember. Please donate to my moustache, and contribute to the end of prostate and testicular cancer.
You could donate to Brandon's moustache as well, but he hasn't provided you any instruction, so you should probably donate to mine instead. Mine will also be a fu manchu before long, so there.
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