Men

• Health & Medicine

Charity predicts 20,000 fewer deaths from bowel cancer

Cancer Research UK today predicts a huge drop in deaths from bowel cancer if people use the self testing kit that is being sent to men and women in their sixties throughout the country. Cancer Research UK today predicts a huge drop in deaths from bowel cancer if people use the self testing kit that is being sent to men and women in their sixties throughout the country.

24 July 2007

Oral sex linked to rare throat cancer

New evidence has been found that links the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV) through oral sex with some throat cancers in both men and women. New evidence has been found that links the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV) through oral sex with some throat cancers in both men and women.

11 May 2007

Burnt Brits don't feel hot

Nearly forty per cent of British women and a quarter of British men have confessed that they have felt unattractive on holiday as a result of excessive exposure to the sun, according to a survey by Cancer Research UK. Nearly forty per cent of British women and a quarter of British men have confessed that they have felt unattractive on holiday as a result of excessive exposure to the sun, according to a survey by Cancer Research UK.

7 May 2007

• Health & Medicine

Gonorrhoea linked to bladder cancer in men

Men with a history of gonorrhoea have a two-fold increased risk of bladder cancer, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today. Men with a history of gonorrhoea have a two-fold increased risk of bladder cancer, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

9 January 2007

David Seaman urges men to Run for Moore this World Cup season

AS THE England team steps up its training for Germany 2006, the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK, an official 2006 FA Charity Partner, is encouraging men to put on their trainers in memory of football legend Bobby Moore. The charity is launching Run for Moore, a series of 5km runs for men taking place across England from May to July. AS THE England team steps up its training for Germany 2006, the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK, an official 2006 FA Charity Partner, is encouraging men to put on their trainers in memory of football legend Bobby Moore. The charity is launching Run for Moore, a series of 5km runs for men taking place across England from May to July.

9 August 2006

Melanoma deaths in men soar

For the first time the number of men who have died from melanoma in the UK has exceeded 1000 a year - a 31 per cent increase in the last decade. For the first time the number of men who have died from melanoma in the UK has exceeded 1000 a year - a 31 per cent increase in the last decade.

15 May 2006

Footballing legend joins forces with bowel cancer survivor

Footballing legend Mark Lawrenson has joined forces with a cancer survivor to urge the men of Merseyside to sign-up for the first ever Run for Moore event. Footballing legend Mark Lawrenson has joined forces with a cancer survivor to urge the men of Merseyside to sign-up for the first ever Run for Moore event.

21 April 2006

• Health & Medicine

Fertility boost for testicular cancer patients

The vast majority of men who try to have a family, following treatment for testicular cancer, are able to father children - according to a report published today in the British Journal of Cancer. The vast majority of men who try to have a family, following treatment for testicular cancer, are able to father children - according to a report published today in the British Journal of Cancer.

19 July 2005

Men in denial over expanding waistlines

A new survey1 conducted by Cancer Research UK suggests that around a quarter of British men are in denial about their weight problem. A new survey1 conducted by Cancer Research UK suggests that around a quarter of British men are in denial about their weight problem.

4 July 2005

• Health & Medicine

Men braver than women over bowel cancer test

Despite their well-documented reluctance to visit the doctor, men are more likely than women to take up invitations for bowel screening. Despite their well-documented reluctance to visit the doctor, men are more likely than women to take up invitations for bowel screening.

25 February 2005

Men are dodging the doctor when cancer symptoms appear

Half of UK men admit they would delay going to the doctor if they developed warning signs of cancer. Half of UK men admit they would delay going to the doctor if they developed warning signs of cancer.

25 May 2004

Skin cancer time bomb for young Britons

Almost three quarters of Britain's young men and women are boosting their risk of potentially fatal skin cancer in their search for a suntan. Almost three quarters of Britain's young men and women are boosting their risk of potentially fatal skin cancer in their search for a suntan.

30 March 2004