Movember is an international movement that aims to raise awareness of key men’s health issues – particularly mental health and suicide, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Every year in the UK, men account for three quarters of all suicides. Prostate cancer affects more men than any other cancer, and incidences of testicular cancer have doubled in the last 50 years.
As a movement, Movember aims to encourage more men to address these health issues proactively. It also strives to raise money for programmes that fund education, research and that provide direct support for those already suffering.
Since its inception in 2003, Movember has also raised a staggering £600 million through hugely popular and imaginative fund-raising activities.
Get involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the campaign:
- Grow a Mo – patchy, lopsided, itchy or epic… whatever Mo you grow for Movember, your face will raise funds and awareness for men’s health. Sign up to GROW!
- Move for Movember – run or walk 60km over the month of November. That’s 1 km for each of the 60 men we lose to suicide each hour, every hour, around the world. Sign up to MOVE.
- Host a Mo-ment – rally a crew and do something fun and easy, virtual or in person. Hosting is all about having a good time for a good cause. Sign up to HOST.
- Mo Your Own Way – whether it’s a gruelling test of physical endurance or a different wildcard idea. Whether it’s a day, weeks or a year – take whatever Mo Your Own Way means to you and run with it! Sign up to SOLO.
- Mo-nate! – a one-off or a regular monthly donation will help to fund life-changing mental health programmes as well as ground-breaking research and innovative treatments for prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Sign up to GIVE.
Podcasts
Testicular cancer – although this is one of the rarer types of cancer, it is the most common type of cancer in males aged 15 to 49 years old. This podcast covers some statistics, risk factors, symptoms as well as places to get further support.
Prostate cancer – this is one of the most common types of cancer in men in the UK. There are about 52,300 new cases identified each year. Listen to this podcast to learn more about statistics, risk factors, symptoms as well as places to get further support.
Looking for support?
Mental health and wellbeing can be affected by all sorts of factors. This menu offers a range of mental health support options, no matter what life’s throwing at you.
Prostate and testicular cancers, as well as their treatments, can affect all aspects of your life. Macmillan Cancer Support offer plenty of resources, including support lines, online communities and information.
If you need to speak to someone, call the Samaritans confidential helpline on 116 123 for free, 24/7 . No matter what your concern is, they will listen without judgement and be able to offer emotional support.
