Charities aim to raise awareness of men’s breast cancer and save lives

Breast cancer charity Walk the Walk has joined foces with nine other charities to raise awareness that Men Get Breast Cancer Too.
Campaign message...charities are working together ahead of Men’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week in October.Campaign message...charities are working together ahead of Men’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week in October.
Campaign message...charities are working together ahead of Men’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week in October.

Their goal is to reach millions of people across the world and save countless lives.

In 2017, Walk the Walk recognised there was very little awareness of male breast cancer and, with the support of six men diagnosed with the disease, launched the Men Get Breast Cancer Too! campaign.

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Over the last three years the campaign has gone from strength to strength, with the six men becoming 19.

Walk the Walk has brought together a group of charities to spread awareness that Men Get Breast Cancer Too.Walk the Walk has brought together a group of charities to spread awareness that Men Get Breast Cancer Too.
Walk the Walk has brought together a group of charities to spread awareness that Men Get Breast Cancer Too.

With the charities now tackling the issue together, the men’s voices will be heard even louder ahead of Men’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week from October 19 to 25 this year.

Nina Barough, founder and chief executive of Walk the Walk, said: “It is an absolute privilege to work with these incredibly brave men, who have found the courage to speak out with the hope that it will save lives.

“Their voices can be so much stronger if charities come together on this.

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“To see such a collaboration is such a positive message in these challenging times.”

Cancer charities from all over the world have committed to the campaign including Breast Cancer Now, the UK’s first comprehensive breast cancer charity and Maggie’s, which began life in Scotland.

Baroness Delyth Morgan, Breast Cancer Now chief executive, said: “It is vital that all men are aware of the signs and symptoms of the disease.

“At Breast Cancer Now, we fund research into male breast cancer as well as providing trusted information to those affected by the disease.

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“We are delighted to support this campaign and the 19 men who are sharing their stories as part of it.

“Anyone who has concerns about male breast cancer can contact us for support and information.”

Dame Laura Lee, chief executive of Maggie’s, added: “Our centres are for anyone living with cancer and we see the fullest range of cancer types but, sadly, not a lot of men with breast cancer.

“I’d love to see many more come through the doors of our centres.”

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Every year, 370 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK and the death toll annually is 81.

The number of men affected is much lower than women. However, the mortality rate in men is high in comparison.

For more on the campaign, visit walkthewalk.org.

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