Save Our Spuds?

[billb]

Gazboy said:

Not wishing to take anything away from Tickled Pink, but why does male cancers receive such a low profile (and funding) compared to breast cancer and other female cancers? At the moment you cannot go anywhere without wall to wall pink teddies, ribbons, gifts, donation boxes.... Newspapers have been giving TP a huge coverage this year too- can't remember anything like this for the little guys Sorry if I come across as another man whinging about his lot, that's not my intention. >> Edited by Gazboy on Thursday 29th September 15:51

quite i havent a clue how to check

[andy mac]

Probably because women are more likely to buy the little pink ribbons, and nice little tickled pink type t-shirts... If they made tickled pink smokey bacon crisps, or a nice special edition cancer charity pint of Boddingtons, it might get more attention for male cancers.

[Tank Slapper]

Look here.

Do it regularly.

I had a scare a while back (false alarm thank goodness) and it certainly wakes you up.

[timmy30]

I think it's partly because men don't talk about it, when a famous woman gets breast cancer they come straight out with it, run a column in the Sundays about it, give interviews etc. I can't imagine many famous blokes doing this.

The exception to the rule is that cyclist, foget his name, American whose won the tour de France 3 times despite recovering from testicular cancer.

[tonyhetherington]

Yup - Lance Armstrong. Jimmy White famously had 'one' removed for the same reason.

It's a good point about media coverage - it is covered widely for women and discussed openly, whereas for blokes it is not. A female celebrity gets it (Kylie is a good example) and it promotes awareness (as sad as it is for the individual).

This is the sort of thing that they should have a bug huge open "THIS IS HOW YOU CHECK YOURSELF, MEN!" in the paper or on the news; I guarantee we'd all start doing it if they did! (rather than small descreet leaflets at the gym!)

[Incorrigible]

There is a particularly fine video with some pop slut in it doing this

[BliarOut]

So there you go boys, it's officially ok to play with your spuds in the bath Been doing that for years, but at least now I've got a legitimate excuse

But seriously, just get to know them. If anything changes, you'll notice You just need to know what "normal" is.

[jonnie5]

Incorrigible said:

There is a particularly fine video with some pop slut in it doing this

This one?

[dick dastardly]

Tank Slapper said:

I had a scare a while back (false alarm thank goodness) and it certainly wakes you up.

Or the opposite. I had a scare a while back and now I can't bring myself to check the little blighters for fear or going through it again.

[Liszt]

Incorrigible said:

There is a particularly fine video with some pop slut in it doing this

Oh yes

www.rachelgetsfruity.com

[Tank Slapper]

dick dastardly said:

Or the opposite. I had a scare a while back and now I can't bring myself to check the little blighters for fear or going through it again.

Know what you mean, but I think i'd rather know early and get something done than find out when it's too late.

[Davel]

I do it so often, me eyesight's going!