Save a Man: Kilimanjaro Challenge 2016
I’ve agreed to participate in the Save a Man: Kilimanjaro Challenge 2016. This is an initiative of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) and all money raised will be donated to the PCFA.
By way of background, I had the privilege of being introduced to the PCFA through a community partnership with West Australian football. I wish to assist the WA team’s efforts in increasing research and raising awareness of prostate cancer.
Having lost my father to cancer at 3 years of age, I am passionate about raising awareness for regular men’s health screenings. Early intervention is the best form of prevention, we all know that. However, the best analogy I have heard for encouraging regular men’s health screenings is “when your car service light flashes, most men will take their car straight to the dealership for a service – yet we don’t take notice of our own warning lights when they start flashing”.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia and the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths. Prostate cancer is an age-dependent disease, which means that as men age, so too does their risk factor: by the age of 75, 1 in 7 men will develop (or have developed) prostate cancer. By the age of 85, this increases to 1 in 5.
That means 3 or 4 of your mates could be diagnosed in future, unless we discover new forms of treatments or other early-intervention methods to reduce the impact of prostate cancer on our community.
Thank you for your generous consideration in advance – every little amount helps…