The Page 1 Power Stache is Fighting Cancer

Thu, 11/03/2011

Some of the gentlemen at Page 1 Solutions have formed their second annual team to participate in Movember. Movember is a month long event where men across the US, and the world, join together to grow mustaches and help raise awareness of the cancers that affect men, primarily prostate cancer. Here are just a few of the staggering statistics surrounding men's cancer and disease from the Men's Health section of the Movember site:

1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and there will be 240,890 new cases diagnosed with 33,720 men losing their lives.
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34 and there will be 8,290 men diagnosed with the disease and of those, 350 will lose their lives.
Smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths with an estimated 115,060 men to be diagnosed with lung cancer and of those, 85,600 men dying from lung cancer.
While not as common, men can get breast cancer. There will be approximately 2,140 men diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and 450 men will die from this disease.
The most common cancer in the US, skin cancer strikes 1 in 5 Americans and an estimated 43,890 men will be diagnosed with skin cancer and 8,080 men will die from the disease.

What Can You Do To Help?

You can get involved in a number of ways:

1. If you are a man, sign up to be a Mo Bro.

2. If you are a woman, sign up to be a Mo Sista.

3. If you don't want to participate, but want to donate, you can find info here.

If you are a Page 1 employee, you can join the Page 1 Power Stache team here. If you are a Page 1 family member, friend, or client, you can donate to the Page 1 Power Stache team here.

More GREAT Information

To help men become more comfortable with the doctor and aware of their health, they have provided a great health poster with information that every Mo Bro should know! Print these information-packed posters out for the men in your life.

In addition, Movember and LIVESTRONG have formed a partnership initiative to help men receive free, confidential services to help them navigate their cancer diagnosis, including answering questions, fertility preservation options, treatment decision support, clinical trial matching, financial support, and more. This is a free program that is available to anyone who needs help.