Movember: men’s health month

16.11.2023Uncategorized

The global Movember movement reminds us that masculinity is not a barrier to preventative health care.

In November, strange moustaches appear not only on many men’s faces, but also as party items, clothes and all kinds of accessories. The reason for this is the global Moveember campaign, which continues throughout the month and focuses on men’s health and the need for prostate and testicular cancer screening. The name is a blend of “November” and “mustache,” and the message is symbolic: To change the “face of men’s health” – men to build a smart lifestyle with regular preventive checkups.

Both prostate cancer and testicular cancer are diseases for which early diagnosis is essential for prognosis.

Testicular cancer occurs in young men between the ages of 20 and 40, and its cause is still unknown. Familial predisposition is thought to play a major role, as is cryptorchidism at an early age- boys who are born with a retained testicle in the abdominal cavity are much more likely to develop cancer. Trauma to the testicle or an inflammatory process are also among the factors that can trigger a malignant process. The most common symptom is the presence of a painless lump, which must necessarily consult a specialist in urology. It is important to know that in 70% of men operated on for testicular cancer, the treatment is successful.

And while testicular cancer is a relatively rare disease, prostate cancer is the second most common among the male half of humanity. In men under the age of 40, it is almost non-existent, but as age increases, so does the percentage of those affected, with the incidence skyrocketing after the age of 60. The most common complaints that appear and for which a specialist should be visited are more frequent urination, weaker stream when urinating.

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