14 March 2016
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Every March is two very important cancer awareness months relevant to Incontinence UK and its customers: Prostrate Cancer Awareness Month and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Both these cancers can have an effect on your bladder and give some of our customer’s incontinence so we wanted to make you aware of these conditions and how you can help. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Organised by Prostate Cancer UK, Prostrate Cancer Awareness Month aims to raise awareness of prostate cancer as well as raise money so the charity can provide even better support to both sufferers and their families.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and it is thought that here in the UK around 44,000 are diagnosed with this terrible disease each year. In 2016 one man an hour will die from prostate cancer – that is 10,900 men this year!
Throughout March; volunteers from Prostate Cancer UK will be working in your local community, giving group talks and providing information. All the volunteers have been affected by prostate cancer and know first-hand how scary and difficult it can be to deal with. If you would like to get involved or make a donation, visit the Prostrate Cancer UK website. You can also learn how to check your prostate, and if you have any questions there is a free and confidential helpline: 0800 074 8383.
Changes to look out for in your prostate:
If you notice any changes when you urinate or have trouble controlling your bladder this could be a sign of a problem in your prostate. Urinary problems are common in older men needing to urinate more often than usual, including at night and are not always a sign of a prostate problem. They can be caused by a urine infection or another health problem, such as diabetes, or by some medicines.
- difficulty starting to urinate
- straining or taking a long time to finish urinating
- a weak flow when you urinate
- a feeling that you’re not emptying your bladder fully
- needing to rush to the toilet – sometimes leaking before you get there
- dribbling urine after you finish
- pain when urinating
- pain when ejaculating
- blood in your urine or semen
Here at Incontinence UK we recognise the problem that Prostrate Cancer can bring to men of all ages. We provide a range of male specific incontinence products including TENA Men insert pads, Kylie Male Washable Incontinence Pants, MoliMed for Men, Lille Supreme for Men Extra and Age UK Men’s discreet incontinence pads.
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
When a woman is diagnosed at the earliest stage, her chance of surviving Ovarian cancer is the biggest gynaecological killer of UK women, with UK survival rates amongst the worst in Europe. Three quarters of women are diagnosed once the cancer has already spread, making treatment more difficult. That is why awareness is so important, to drive forward improvements in detection, treatment and ultimately survival. Ovarian cancer for five years or more doubles from just 46 per cent to more than 90 per cent. Ovarian cancer charities are all working to increase awareness of the disease, with women and GPs, in order to save lives. With your support, we can get more women diagnosed sooner and save lives.Therefore this March; Let’s Start Making Noise this Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. #StartMakingNoise. Ideas on how to make noise include:
- Bake Some Noise – host a coffee morning or bring cakes to work and ask for donations
- Noisy Nights – sell tickets to a karaoke or disco night
- Jump and Shout – take part and fundraise as part of our skydive team
- Shout Louder – add your voice by including #startmakingnoise on your social media and on 31st March we will ask everyone to SHOUT LOUDER by typing in capitals all day!
urinary and bladder issues; including the TENA Lady insert pads, Age UK Women’s insert pads and Kylie Lady Washable Briefs.
We at Incontinence UK have been long-time supporters of these cancer campaigns and to help we have a range of high quality incontinence products available on our website. With world known brands like TENA, Lille, Kylie and Age UK you can be sure you are safe with us.
Best Wishes
Incontinence UK Team
