A group of Mo Bros and Sistas gathered outside the Houses of Parliament to raise awareness of the crisis in men's health, on the dawn of Movember 2016.

A group of Mo Bros and Sistas gathered outside the Houses of Parliament to raise awareness of the crisis in men's health, at the dawn of Movember 2016.
 
The deMOnstration, organised by the Movember Foundation brings attention to the stark reality of men's health in the UK.
 
Quite simply our fathers, partners, brothers and friends are facing a health crisis and it’s not being talked about.
 
Holding placards declaring that too many men die too young, and the sobering statistics illustrating the scale of the crisis, the group are encouraging the public to join the movement at Movember.com.
 
Key health stats:

• On average, men die four years younger than women in the UK
• 78% of suicides in the UK are men - on average, 13 men take their life each day in the UK. Globally it’s one man every minute.
• Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst men in the UK, and cases are set to double in the next 15 years
• Currently one man every hour dies from prostate cancer in the UK - more than 10,500 men with prostate cancer will die in the UK in 2016
• Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 25-49 years

 
With money raised, the Foundation has funded over 1,200 programmes in the areas of prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention around the world, whilst positively challenging the way in which men’s health issues are researched and addressed.
 
Owen Sharp, CEO of the Movember Foundation said: ‘We can’t afford to stay silent. We need to talk about it. We need to act. Without our Mo Bros & Sistas talking, taking action and giving money, nothing will change.  Join the fight at Movember.com and sign up to Grow, Move or Host and help stop men dying too young.”