An astonishing 70% of adults in the UK still do not know what the prostate does, let alone about prostate cancer itself, which is why it is essential for us to raise awareness. Prostate cancer affects almost as many men as breast cancer affects women. There are 35,000 men diagnosed every year with prostate cancer compared to 44,000 women with breast cancer. 10,000 men die of prostate cancer every year compared with just over 12,000 women that die of breast cancer each year.

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

* one man dies every hour in the UK Yet hardly anyone talks about it. It's hidden because we can’t see it and many people don’t even know what a prostate is or what it does. Prostate cancer awareness month is all about changing that. The more we talk openly about prostate cancer the more lives can be saved. Help bring prostate cancer out into the open during prostate cancer awareness month, March 2010.

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in March 2010 aims to raise the profile of prostate cancer among the public and in the media. Hundreds of individuals and groups across the UK will join forces to help raise awareness of prostate cancer and raise vital funds to improve research, information and support services for men and their families who are affected by this disease.

Benjamin Zephaniah: "Many people are touched by cancer and the most important thing I have learned about prostate cancer is not to remain unaware of it. In the African Caribbean community, prostate cancer remains an unspoken disease - surrounded by myths and taboo with many men unsure if they even have a prostate. However, African Caribbean men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men. What matters to me is helping to dispel those myths and fears to allow more men to take control of their health."

Get Involved

You can help us fight the hidden cancer By getting involved in March, you'll be helping in so many ways. Prostate cancer awareness month helps to make men and the general public as well as health professionals more aware of the disease. It helps raise vital funds to provide much needed support and information for men who have been diagnosed as well as their families. It also allows us to campaign and lobby the UK's key decision makers, because it's high time that the issue of prostate cancer is brought out into the open, and no longer hidden.


Host an event
Book a volunteer to talk or host a stand
Display posters around your workplace, club or community
Enter a team in the Real Man Cup football tournament
Share your story with the media
Share experiences or questions on The Prostate Cancer Charity Message Board
Join Prostate Cancer Voices

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