Daredevil Run postponed, but don’t postpone screening for male cancers
PARKVIEW – The event has raised many an eyebrow over the last 11 years as it raises awareness for cancers affecting men.
The annual Daredevil Run that sees men of all ages running through the streets in their Speedos has been postponed to September.
The event has raised many an eyebrow over the past 11 years as men run through the streets in rush hour traffic to raise awareness about male cancers.
Chief marketing officer at Hollard, which sponsors the event, Heidi Brauer said, “The beauty of this event is that it challenges men to get out of their comfort zone – literally. It’s a platform to confront this disease head-on and show men that they can be ballsy about tackling prostate and testicular cancer.”
Proceeds from each year’s event are donated to the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, with Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) testing facilities available at the run each year.
While last year’s event took place in March just prior to lockdown, Hollard has decided to postpone this year’s event given the current Covid-19 restrictions and the status of the pandemic. “Postponing our Daredevil Run means keeping us all safer. But this does not mean that our commitment to cancer awareness is postponed. And neither should yours be.”
Brauer said Hollard’s commitment to continuing with various prostate and testicular awareness campaigns in mainstream and social media remained.
“The survival rate in men whose prostate cancer is picked up early is 95 per cent. We encourage men not to allow the current pandemic to prevent them from being tested.”
While prostate cancer screening is important in men over 40, testicular cancer can also occur in teenagers and is one of the more common cancers in younger men.
A testicular self-exam can play a vital part in catching the disease early. Don’t postpone getting your man bits checked.
Visit www.prostate-ca.co.za or www.cansa.org.za for more information.
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