Men
Take Part In Aerobathon For Male Cancer Week
10 October 1998
Fathers, brothers and uncles were invited to "join the girls"
last Saturday 10 October, and take part in a sponsored aerobics session
to help raise money for The Institute of Cancer Research's everyman
campaign.
The event, which was held at the Chelsea Sports Centre on the Kings Road,
was organised as a finale to European "Men and Cancer" Week
and was a challenge to new faces and regulars alike to last the distance
by "working out" for two hours.
Ten aerobics instructors led a class of over forty people, including
ten men! The general manager of the sports centre, Sean Cashin, also joined
in the fun and demonstrated his solidarity with the other men taking part
in the event.
Louise Lawton, Community Fundraising Manager at the ICR said, "On
behalf of The Institute I would like to thank everyone at the Chelsea
Sports Centre and all those who took part in the aerobathon for their
commitment and enthusiasm. As well as helping to raise funds for a neglected
cause, the event was a great way of raising awareness of the need to look
after men's health and, in particular, of highlighting the risks of prostate
and testicular cancers."
The ICR's everyman - action against male cancer campaign was launched
in September 1997 to raise funds for the building of the UK's first dedicated
male cancer research centre at The Institute of Cancer Research and to
promote greater awareness of a subject which is traditionally taboo among
men.
Prostate cancer is predicted to overtake both lung and breast cancer
to become the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK by 2018. Despite
this, less than <1 million is spent in the UK each year on prostate
cancer research compared to <16 million on breast cancer.
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer to affect young men between
the ages of 20 and 35 years. Cases have doubled in the last 20 years,
yet a 1998 MORI poll revealed men are dangerously ignorant - over 80%
of men know little or nothing about it.
The ICR is one of the world's leading cancer centres and is based on
Fulham Road and in Sutton.
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The Press Office Tel: 0171 970 6030 email:
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