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John Kuhn wears pink cleats in October in support of breast cancer awareness as part of the NFL’s campaign.
Now he’s going to re-grow a beard in the hopes of extending that same awareness mentality to men, and the need for screening for prostate cancer.
One in eight women in the U.S. are going to be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives.
According to Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, approximately one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.
But the cancer is highly treatable – if detected early.
So on Tuesday, Kuhn and former Packer Santana Dotson had their facial hair shaved in the hopes of re-growing their beards for the Green Gold & Growing, a public awareness campaign for prostate cancer that runs through November.
“We’re trying to piggy back the momentum that a lot of people are seeing in October for breast cancer and ride that momentum in to November,” said Kuhn. “We’re doing this with a competition and camaraderie for growing facial hair. This is a men’s cancer.
“But its not just men that can play a part here. It’s also women with the men in their lives, on being a little insisting with going to go get checked. Because sometimes, men are tough. They don’t want to go.”
Packers fans can show their support by submitting individual or group photos of their own facial hair growth (real or fake) on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GreenGoldGrowing.
Froedtert & the Medical College also said that African-American men are 60% more likely to die from the disease.
“If found early, prostate cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer; yet, it is the second leading cause of cancer death in men — nearly 30,000 lose their lives to the disease each year,” according to a press release by the hospital.
Men should talk to their doctor first, but men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men can expect to be screened beginning at age 40. For others, baseline screening is recommended by age 45. Starting at age 50, screening is recommended every one to two years.
“Cancer affects every single one of us,” said Kuhn. “I’m all about the awareness.”
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Now he’s going to re-grow a beard in the hopes of extending that same awareness mentality to men, and the need for screening for prostate cancer.
One in eight women in the U.S. are going to be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives.
According to Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, approximately one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.
But the cancer is highly treatable – if detected early.
So on Tuesday, Kuhn and former Packer Santana Dotson had their facial hair shaved in the hopes of re-growing their beards for the Green Gold & Growing, a public awareness campaign for prostate cancer that runs through November.
“We’re trying to piggy back the momentum that a lot of people are seeing in October for breast cancer and ride that momentum in to November,” said Kuhn. “We’re doing this with a competition and camaraderie for growing facial hair. This is a men’s cancer.
“But its not just men that can play a part here. It’s also women with the men in their lives, on being a little insisting with going to go get checked. Because sometimes, men are tough. They don’t want to go.”
Packers fans can show their support by submitting individual or group photos of their own facial hair growth (real or fake) on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GreenGoldGrowing.
Froedtert & the Medical College also said that African-American men are 60% more likely to die from the disease.
“If found early, prostate cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer; yet, it is the second leading cause of cancer death in men — nearly 30,000 lose their lives to the disease each year,” according to a press release by the hospital.
Men should talk to their doctor first, but men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men can expect to be screened beginning at age 40. For others, baseline screening is recommended by age 45. Starting at age 50, screening is recommended every one to two years.
“Cancer affects every single one of us,” said Kuhn. “I’m all about the awareness.”
Continue reading...