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Today is the start of 'Movember'01 November 2007Movember the month formally known as November is a charity event held during November each year. At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants known as Mo Bros then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache and along the way raise as much money and awareness about male health issues as possible. But it' s not all fun and games, so why the extreme behaviour? Which ever way we look at it, men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy for men is five years less than for women. The obvious question is why? The answer is because men lack awareness about the very real health issues they face, have a "she'll be right" attitude and are reluctant to see a doctor about an illness or to go for regular medical checks. The aim of Movember is to change these attitudes, make male health fun by putting the Mo back on the face of fashion and in the process raise some serious funds for key male health issues, including: Prostate Cancer: because every year in Australia 2,900 men die of prostate cancer - equivalent to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually. Male Depression: because one in six men experience depression at any given time but most don't seek help. |
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