{"id":81,"date":"2015-11-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/?p=81"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:41:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:41:13","slug":"grow-a-moustache-save-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/grow-a-moustache-save-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow a Moustache, Save the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Much as you may think so, your man isn\u2019t growing out his November moustache (just) to annoy you.<\/p>\n

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Moustaches are no longer restricted to the suffocating territories of creepy uncles and Victorian circus performers. They\u2019re the cool thing to do. Since 2003, \u201cMovember\u201d has grown into a massive movement that\u2019s spread from Australia to many countries around the world.<\/p>\n

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So, what is Movember exactly?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Movember is about fun. It\u2019s about male bonding. It\u2019s about teamwork and a sense of pride. It\u2019s about education, ethics and community engagement. Above all, it\u2019s about the health of you and your loved ones.<\/p>\n

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Movember is about the fight against prostate & testicular cancers and poor mental & physical health among men.<\/p>\n

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The Movember Foundation, founded in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia, works to raise awareness about these cancers, as well as about men\u2019s health issues such as physical inactivity and poor mental health. By coming together as a team – whether you\u2019re a group of coworkers, family members or neighbors – growing a November mustache means raising money for funding cancer research and showing solidarity for those who have been diagnosed with these male health issues.<\/p>\n

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Male cancers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 16 to 35 years old. If detected early, testicular cancer is extremely treatable. The problem is that most men aged 16 to 35 aren\u2019t expecting to become victims of cancer. This lack of education and vigilance leads to serious consequences – if testicular cancer isn\u2019t caught until the later stages, survival rate drops from close to 100 percent to 80 percent.<\/p>\n

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. One third of all prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men over the age of 75. At 84 percent, survival rates for prostate cancer are lower than that of testicular cancer. As education and cancer screenings become more widespread, survival rates are increasing, but there is still much work to be done.<\/p>\n

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Male illnesses & risk factors<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Poor mental health is a notoriously underfunded sector – not just in the US, but in most countries around the world. Even in those nations that provide their citizens with universal healthcare, social stigmas and a lack of education mean many men suffer from mental health issues in silence.<\/p>\n

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Physical inactivity not only raises risk factors for illnesses like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but it also significantly increases your chances of developing cancer.<\/p>\n

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So what can you do to improve male-specific health issues?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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