You’re no stranger to the conversations around a healthy lifestyle and how maintaining one can help prevent contracting certain diseases and illnesses. But what does that mean for you or your bros?
What do you know about cancer?
The most common answer would likely be how it’s treated: chemotherapy. There are so many things to know about this disease, like age groups when you’re most susceptible, how your family history plays a role in the likelihood of developing cancer, etc. What is important to keep in mind is that early detection means early treatment, which increases your odds of survival in the battle against this silent killer.
When should you take that discomfort seriously and go to the doctor?
The procedure to get tested for prostate and testicular cancer can seem daunting. It’s hard to find a sitcom or male comedian that hasn’t made a joke about their visits to the urologist. You can always self-examine at home, but it’s important to book one day in the year to get tested by a doctor. The #DaredevilRun is one place you can get tested. This even provides a safe and relaxed environment which coupled with the use a digital rectum scanner, eases the discomfort you think you’re going to have.
What happens if you and your loved one are diagnosed with cancer?
What happens if you and your loved one are diagnosed with cancer? There are a number of emotions and thoughts that you will inevitably go through. One of the most common feelings for people who have such a terrible illness, is the feeling of being a burden. This feeling will often come with a behavioural change with the person retreating and isolating himself. It’s important to be there for such individuals even in the smallest of ways and help them get their mind off things. Speak to them like you normally would.
Women should also care about male cancers
The love men get from the women in our lives is unmatched. As mothers, siblings, lovers and best friends, they often notice things men are hiding, and know how to manoeuvre around our evasive tactics and sore points – like going to the doctor. This is why it’s important to have everyone in the know about male cancers, because they don’t just affect men.
Cancer isn’t always a killer
It’s important to get tested so that you can detect it early. But what else can you do to give yourself a fighting chance? You can start by moving around more – down your street, around the block, around your office block at work. Working out gets your body moving, but also your immune system gets into it. Arming yourself with information on what to do and where to go is also important to your recovery. You can read more about one man’s victory against prostate cancer here.
Why we do this
The #DaredevilRun is more than just a hashtag. We get it; when it comes to health issues, some prefer not to think about it. But we have to. We created the run so that we can break the ice, show each other love and really go all out to show what BroCode is all about. This year, we held a run in Orlando East ahead of the #Daredevil2020, to get the gents amped up and in the right frame of mind. The 10th annual #DaredevilRun took place on 13th March, and the gents came out in their numbers to join us in the fight against prostate and testicular cancers.
We were also thrilled to see a number of women who came out to show us some love – showing that the key to winning this battle is working together.
Missed it this year? Avoid FOMO again next year and keep your eyes peeled for the hashtag. You have a year to get your bois involved, and here are a few reasons you should dare them to join you.
