Phoenix, To remind the dangers of prostate cancer, it takes a certain symbols like the pink ribbon for breast cancer. The men in Canada to do it through the campaign 'Mo-vember', ie elongate whisker movements (Moustache) during the month of November.
For the fourth time since 2007, this campaign was held simultaneously in various regions across Canada. Campaign which aims to mengalang fund was initiated by the Prostate Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit agency that deal with prostate cancer.
With estimates of participants in the tens of thousands of people, Mo-vember is expected to last until 25 November 2010. At the peak of the event which will be celebrated in Phoenix, a man with a mustache the best will be chosen as an icon of prostate cancer campaign with the title of Man of Mo-vember.
Although routinely performed in Canada, the campaign actually started in Australia in 2003 and then spread to New Zealand next year. In daily life in these countries, often abbreviated mustache or Moustache 'mo' so that the movement of whiskers extending in November called 'Mo-vember'.
Quoted from Vancouversun, Sunday (11/07/2010), Canada's only beginning to adapt this campaign in 2007, with participants about 7,000 men. When is celebrated for the third time in 2009, the number of participants increased to 35 158 men and managed to reach the $ 8 million or around Rp 71.12 billion.
In a country located in North America this, prostate cancer is a type of cancer most common in men. According to statistics, 1 in 7 men with prostate cancer in Canada this year and is expected there will be 4300 deaths because of it.
Although the death rate is so high, the disease is actually very possible to be healed. Even in the last 5 years, cure rates of prostate cancer (escaped death after a positive diagnosis) was recorded in Canada is quite high which is 95 percent.
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