Cancer Society shifts focus to men
Although it has traditionally focused on women, the BVI Cancer Society has announced that it will be shifting its focus to men as it seeks to raise awareness and encourage males in the community to take cancer more seriously.
President of the BVI Cancer Society, Gloria Fahie, said her organisation has already started to host events that interest men where talks about cancers that commonly affect males are also discussed.
“We made a promise that we’re going to move away from the women and include men and that is what our focus is on this year,” Fahie told JTV News. “We had a domino tournament which was very successful. I didn’t know dominoes was thriving in the BVI. At that event, we spoke about prostate cancer which is very prevalent now among men and also colon cancer. We have to move away from the women and focus on the men,” Fahie explained.
Interaction with medical specialist
She encouraged men in the community to attend an upcoming event that the BVI Cancer Society will be hosting at Village Cay Marina on Saturday June 17. At this event, men will be educated on cancers and will get the opportunity to interact with a medical specialist.
She also urged men to get tested for common cancers, adding that there is a general fear among men when the topic of their health is brought to the fore.
“Men are very timid. I don’t know why they’re scared to find out what’s going on with their bodies. Early detection saves lives. You can’t sit in the background and wish something away. You need to embrace what’s going on and deal with it as quickly as possible,” Fahie encouraged.
She continued: “We want our men to be with us as long as possible and that’s why we’re going to do everything possible to bring them along with us. We need our men and the kids need them too.”
The shift in focus by the BVI Cancer Society comes amid recent statistics garnered from a Men’s Health Fair held in April, where organisers saw an increase in abnormal results of nearly 500 men who were screened.
Organisers say the statistics represent a decline in men’s health when compared to the figures retrieved last year.
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Can we please stop with the awareness nonsense? Just give proper advice.
No, doing 3 awareness walks (that go accompanies by cinnamon buns and capri sun) are not going to make you healthy.
No, wearing a pink shirt is not going to make you healthy.
No, getting together and donating money to the society will not make you healthy.
Stop eating crap (the standard BVI diet is absolutely horrible), start exercising, and take care of your mental health (sleep well, avoid stress as much as possible).
Forget awareness, just take action.
THAT SMSRE PRESCRIBED TO PATIENTS ARE LOADED WITH SIDE EFFECTS , AND THOSE SO CALLED DOCTORS , WHO HAS A LICENSE TO DO THAT , DOSEN’T TELL YOU ABOUT THAT PART , ( ITS ONLY , TAKE ONE DAILY , ONE WITH MEALS OR AR BEDTIME ) YOU NHAVE CTO READ THE LEAFLET INSIDE FOR YOURSELF TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU ARE PUTTING IN YOUR BODY , THAT YHE PERSON SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU IN ADVANCE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS IN BTHE SAME MEDICATION THAT THE THEY ARE EXPOSING YOU TO , JUST IN CASE YOU ARE ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT B BE AFFECTED BY IT , AFTER YOU DONE PUT YOUR LIFE INTO THE HANDS OF OF A HUMAN BEING WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE TRAINED IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING LIVES , INSTEAD THEY RELISH THEMSELVES IN TREATING YOU FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT THE MEDICATIONS THAT THEY HAD PRESCRIBED FOR YOU BEFORE DEVELOP I YOUR BODY , SO THEN YOU WILL BE INTRODUCED TO NEW MEDICATIONS WITH ANOTHER SET OF SIDE EFFECTS AGAIN , WHICH THEY ARE NOT TELLING YOU THAT IT WAS THE FIRST SET OF MEDICATIONS IS WHAT CAUSED THE SECOND OR THIRD PROBLEM IN YOUR BODY , SO WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF THESE GREEDY INTELLIGENT PREDATORS WITH A LICENSE , ( ONLY HEAVEN KNOWS THE MENTALITY OF THE MINDS OF THESE HYPOCRITES , BUT IT HAS A LOT TO BE DESIRED ( OR IT IS SHAMEFUL
How will people know all of those things if there is no awareness done! Everyone is not a ferocious reader or researcher so these awareness events and forums do help to educate. Kudos to you who seem to know it all; but you don’t reflect the rest of us. I am grateful for the various awareness efforts because it reminds me!
ITS PROBABLY FROM THE WATER WE ARE DRINKING
men this is serious get tested it can save your life
Perhaps people need to be made aware of what action they should take and the resources within the community??? Knowledge doesn’t drop out of the sky – somebody who knows has to enlighten somebody who doesn’t!
No, the awareness we do in BVI focusses entirely on the wrong things.
Wearing stupid coloured shirts, and wrong food during events. Get a campaign with a real call to action started, not this standard awareness rubbish.
Please explain what is meant by ‘moving away from the women’ and focus on the men? Is that really what you mean to say?
Or do you want to say that you want to include the men in the Cancer Society awareness programs? Choose your words wisely.
Last but not least the society is not owned by any individual person. Shouldn’t it be an organization of persons.
Appreciate the work that continues to be done. Thanks to the persons who many years ago had the foresight to establish such a worthwhile society. By the way is the leadership for life? Time to change the guard.