UPCOMING EVENTS - Movember

Movember is the month to get your mo on and raise money to support research into men's health. I have created a TEAM Movember space for men of the Southern Fleurieu. So far the team is only me. CMON click here to go to the team space and register as a member. OR..... go to that same space to make a donation. MENS HEALTH is important. Or if you prefer go to David Hammonds space and support him. Click Here for Davids Space. Clearly he likes the Man as loner image hehe.

What Am I Afraid Of?

I have borrowed the following information from the movember australia website:

The average life expectancy for men is five years less than women (presently 77 years old compared to 82)

1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime

Every hour more than 5 men die prematurely in Australia from potentially preventable illnesses

Four times as many men commit suicide compared with women

Almost twice as many Australian men die of skin cancer than women, the fourth most common cancer among men

Every cigarette you smoke takes 8 minutes off your life. Smoking a pack per day for 20 years reduces your life by 13 years

A man’s life span is affected by genetics (24%) and modifiable risk factors (75%)

Men account for 70% of alcohol related deaths

One-third of men have not seen a doctor in the past year. 10% have not seen one for five years

More than two thirds of Australian men are overweight or obese – increasing their chances of developing many diseases

72% of men admit to binge drinking – which can lead to long term brain, heart and liver damage and increased risk of cancer

Each year in Australia, close to 3,300 men die of prostate cancer - equal to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually. Around 20,000 new cases are diagnosed in Australia every year

Testicular cancer is the second most common form of cancer amongst men aged 18-39. However, the outlook is positive for those diagnosed with this disease; with about 95% of men surviving testicular cancer

Those all look pretty scary to me: so............ What am I afraid of......

I'm afraid if I DO NOT go to a GP ASAP for a general checkup I MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE STATISTICS. I'm going in next week. I hope you do too.

Another local does Movember

I only recently met this cool guy at Goolwa. David Hammond runs a dads group at Goolwa and I really enjoyed our meeting.

Here is a link to David's Movember site: http://au.movember.com/mospace/1580962

Its great to see so many local men getting involved in men's health.

Movember on the Fleurieu

Check out these local men and their movember web space. Pretty good to see them doing this. Well done guys. http://au.movember.com/mospace/160307

Thanks to Jeremy Bell for passing this on.