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8 ways to help find the 14,000 men with undiagnosed prostate cancer

Share our risk checker far and wide to find 14,000 undiagnosed men who haven’t started prostate cancer treatment because of the pandemic.

Here are 8 things you can do today for the 1 in 8 dads, uncles, brothers, partners and mates affected by prostate cancer in the UK.

Share our 30-second risk checker on:
What you should know and share with others: 
  • Due to the pandemic, there were fewer conversations between men and their GP about prostate cancer. As a results, thousands of men who should have been referred for suspected prostate cancer have not begun their treatment.
  • The earlier prostate cancer is caught the easier it is to cure, but most men with early prostate cancer don’t have symptoms.
  • Prostate cancer is more common than you think. 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer, but some men are at higher risk than others.
  • Men over 50, black men and men with a dad or brother who has had the disease are more at risk of prostate cancer.  
  • Download our ‘Check your risk’ profile picture for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn
  • Use this example post to let your followers know why you've changed your profile picture:
    • Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn:
      I’ve changed my profile picture for @ProstateCancerUK to help find 14,000 men who have not started treatment for prostate cancer due to the pandemic. Check your risk and find the 14,000: https://prostatecanceruk.org/findthe14000men #MenWeAreWithYou
    • Twitter:
      I’ve changed my profile picture for @ProstateUK to help find 14,000 men who have not started treatment for prostate cancer due to the pandemic. Check your risk and find the 14,000: https://prostatecanceruk.org/findthe14000men #MenWeAreWithYou

Subject: The next 30 seconds could save a life

Dear XX,

Help find the 14,000 men.

I'm supporting Prostate Cancer UK and NHS England’s campaign to find 14,000 undiagnosed men who have not started treatment for prostate cancer since the beginning of the pandemic. 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer. That's a dad, brother, uncle, partner or best mate. We think they’re worth saving.

That’s why Prostate Cancer UK has partnered with the NHS to ask the public to share its 30-second risk checker – to help men understand their risk of prostate cancer. You can help too. Check your own risk of prostate cancer, or check for a loved one now. It takes 30 seconds. Then share Prostate Cancer UK’s online risk checker with your network: https://prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker.html

You can also visit https://prostatecanceruk.org/findthe14000men to find out more and download Prostate Cancer UK’s campaign resources to share with your community, colleagues and networks.

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