In July, greater than 1,000 gamers got here collectively for the MAN v FAT Match. It was an unimaginable celebration of soccer, group and the constructive adjustments that occur when individuals help each other.
The Robin Most cancers Belief was proud to be a part of it and throughout the day their workforce spoke to gamers about testicular most cancers, encouraging everybody to examine their balls often and search medical assist with any issues, as early analysis can assist save lives.
You will have observed their CEO and Founder Toby Freeman strolling round dressed as an enormous pair of testicles! It definitely bought individuals speaking, which is strictly the purpose.
Who’s The Robin Most cancers Belief?
The Robin Most cancers Belief is the UK’s solely charity devoted to elevating consciousness of testicular, ovarian and germ cell cancers whereas offering help to anybody affected by these cancers.
The charity was based in 2012 by Toby Freeman following the lack of his brother Robin to testicular most cancers aged simply 24. Robin’s household promised him that he would by no means be ‘only a {photograph} on the wall’ and that one thing good could be born of his tragedy.
Since then, the small charity has reached tens of tens of millions of individuals on-line, engaged with a whole bunch of hundreds of individuals in the neighborhood and delivered life-saving most cancers consciousness talks, serving to to coach individuals, break down stigma and spark life-saving conversations.
Yearly the charity:
- Ship consciousness talks in workplaces, faculties and group teams.
- Attain tens of millions of individuals with life-saving consciousness campaigns.
- Help individuals via analysis, remedy and past, in order that nobody faces most cancers alone.
Testicular most cancers is the commonest most cancers affecting males aged 15-49, nevertheless it’s over 95% curable when discovered early.
There are members of the MAN v FAT group who’ve shared their very own experiences of testicular most cancers.
Checking your testicles takes lower than a minute and recognising any adjustments early might make all of the distinction. You may learn the right way to perform a easy self-check on the Robin Most cancers Belief’s web site.
Occasions just like the Match won’t seem to be the plain place to speak about most cancers however that’s precisely why it really works.
Be part of us this November for the Ballsy 24 Problem
We’d like to maintain the partnership going by inviting the whole MAN v FAT group to participate within the Ballsy24 Problem, an thrilling fundraising problem going down all through Males’s Well being Consciousness Month this November.
To participate, contributors can both type a workforce and tackle a 24-hour workforce relay or cowl 24km individually, both strolling, operating or biking; all whereas elevating very important funds to assist the Robin Most cancers Belief to proceed delivering life-saving consciousness and help throughout the UK.
Whether or not you stroll, run, cycle or mix actions together with your teammates, each kilometer accomplished helps us attain extra individuals with data that might save a life.
It’s a implausible alternative to:
- Keep motivated collectively.
- Help an necessary trigger that impacts so many males.
- Increase consciousness of testicular most cancers throughout Males’s Well being Consciousness Month.
- Make an actual distinction for individuals going through most cancers.
We’d like to see MAN v FAT golf equipment taking over the Ballsy24 Problem collectively, making a little bit of pleasant competitors whereas serving to us guarantee extra males know the indicators and signs of testicular most cancers.
Thanks to everybody who stopped by to speak with the Robin Most cancers Belief on the Match, picked up their sources, shared their experiences or just promised to examine their balls.
Collectively, we can assist extra males catch testicular most cancers early and save lives.
Able to tackle the Ballsy24 Problem this November? Register your curiosity and be a part of the problem.