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Men encouraged to grow ‘Mos’

The Canadian Cancer Society is urging men to raise funds and awareness for men’s health.
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Grow-vember focuses on prostate and colorectal cancer.

The Canadian Cancer Society is urging men to raise funds and awareness for men’s health.

Grow-vember focuses on prostate and colorectal cancer.

“Participants start clean shaven and then let their moustaches grow throughout November,” said Sarah Taylor, annual giving co-ordinator.

“The hair-raising campaign has men tracking not only their personal hair growth but funds raised for their efforts. The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, and those spotted touting one are showing their commitment to the cause.”

Taylor added that participants set their own fundraising goals individually or as a team.

Participants can visit http://convio.cancer.ca/goto/growvember to access the Southern Interior Grow-vember Challenge. The online fundraising page can be distributed through social networks of friends, families, and co-workers.

This allows anyone to make a contribution toward designated cancer research projects.

“We know that men generally don’t like to talk about their health and that’s why it’s even more important to highlight this campaign,” said Taylor.

“The fact remains that prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadian men.”

In 2016, about 3,300 men in B.C. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 1,800 men will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. About 560 men will die of prostate cancer and 670 men will die from colorectal cancer.

For more information, call 250-762-6381 or e-mail staylor@bc.cancer.ca.