We want men and women to sign up and grow a Mo, commit to Move, or throw a Movember event to raise funds for men’s health and stop men dying too young.
Movember, the month formerly known as November, is when brave and selfless men around the world grow a moustache, and women step up to support them, all to raise awareness and funds for men's health - specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.
Movember was established in 2003 by a few friends over a beer in a pub just outside Melbourne, Australia. During Movember, men grow a moustache for the month, getting friends, family and colleagues to donate to their effort. Men and women can also chose to Move or Host a Mo-ment. They want men to take action to live happier, healthier, longer lives and do this by investing in these critical areas: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.
Movember has created a movement of over 5 million supporters across the world, funding more than 1,200 innovative men's health projects across more than 20 countries.
Prostate Cancer UK is the main beneficiary of the Movember campaign. For the last ten years, the amazing efforts of the Mo Bros and Mo Sistas from across the UK have significantly contributed to our research initiatives and have supported men by investing in our services.
Since its foundation, Movember has raised over £400 million for men's health issues - much of which has been invested in our research, the Movember Centres of Excellence and True NTH.
Movember UK
Between 2012 and 2015, the Movember Foundation invested a whopping £21 million plus in our research.
Last year, our Specialist Nurses had their biggest year yet. According to their recent annual report, they had 13,000 contacts from people concerned about prostate cancer. And with Movember in full swing, now is a good time to highlight the hairy relationship that last year helped our nurses reach more men than ever.
Quick steps to taking action:
1. Sign up at Movember.com to grow, move, or host an event
2. Use the moustache during Movember to have conversations about men’s health and raise funds and awareness
3. Make Man Time - Stay connected. Your mates are important and spending time with them is good for you. Catch up regularly, check in and make time
4. Talk: have conversations, especially about the tough stuff
5. Move more - do more of what makes you feel good
Help us to fund cutting-edge research and support men living with prostate cancer.
Between 2012 and 2015, the Movember Foundation invested a whopping £21 million plus in our research.
Last year, our Specialist Nurses had their biggest year yet. According to their recent annual report, they had 13,000 contacts from people concerned about prostate cancer. And with Movember in full swing, now is a good time to highlight the hairy relationship that last year helped our nurses reach more men than ever.
Throughout the world, centres of excellence bring leading researchers across different scientific disciplines together to tackle important unanswered questions and move research towards patient benefit as quickly as possible.
With the support of Movember, we launched two of them in 2014.
Movember Centres of Excellence
True NTH is a global initiative, led by the Movember Foundation, tackling critical areas of prostate cancer care. The international network of representatives includes clinicians, academics, patients and organisations from across the UK, Canada, Australia and other countries.
Through this initiative we’re working together to identify and demonstrate the best and most cost-effective models for improving prostate cancer survivorship care and support.
True NTH
This study, funded by the Movember Foundation, aims to find out the impact of prostate cancer on everyday life by asking the only people who really know – men who’ve been there.
This means finding out directly from men how prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment have affected their physical health, mental and emotional wellbeing and even social activities.
What we're doing
Our print and PDF publications, as well as our information pages, are designed to help answer your questions about prostate cancer and prostate problems. And they’re all free of charge.
Our information pages Our publications
Whether you've been diagnosed or have concerns about prostate cancer, our Specialist Nurses are here to support you and answer your questions by phone, live chat or email.
We can also support concerned partners, family members, friends, and health professionals with any questions you may have.
Our Specialist Nurses
The important thing to remember when you’re affected by prostate disease is that you’re not alone. There are lots of people out there who are on very similar journeys and who have had the treatments and experiences you will be facing.
So, if you have prostate cancer, other prostate diseases, or if you’re the partner, family or friend of someone affected, we can help you talk to someone who’s been there.
One to one support
The community is a place where men and those close to them can openly seek and offer support, ask questions, share information and chat about their personal stories and experiences of prostate cancer.
Online community
Fatigue support is a telephone programme which includes five appointments with one of our specialist nurses. Positive changes might be things like increasing exercise slowly and gradually, increasing enjoyable social activities, getting back into hobbies, or changing your diet slightly.
Help with fatigue
We've expanded our services across the UK to make sure more men living with and after prostate cancer have access to the care and support they need in their area.
Our volunteers are at the heart of the charity, spreading the word about prostate cancer and supporting the cause throughout the UK.
If you're interested in joining our team of over a thousand volunteers, take a look at the current opportunities we have for you to get involved.
Volunteer with us
We offer educational opportunities for health and social care professionals of all disciplines interested in prostate disease. If you're a GP, therapeutic radiographer or nurse specialist, we have a range of opportunities available to help you meet your educational and professional development needs.
Education for health professionals
Our policy and evidence project is all about supporting our charity to lead change in men’s health. We carry out research, gather information about men’s needs and prostate cancer, and use it to inform how we work with decision makers and health services to get a better deal for men with prostate cancer.
