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Matthew Dey is raising money for Everyman Appeal
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Did you know that testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer to affect men aged between 15 and 44 – just longer than the average career span of a footballer!
Prostate and testicular cancer affects over 36,000 men a year in the UK. Awareness is crucial because the earlier cancer is detected, the better your chance of recovery.
Why is it so important?The incidence of male cancer is rising rapidly, one man dies every hour from prostate cancer in the UK and testicular cancer has almost doubled in the last twenty years, yet very little is known about why this is and what causes them in the first place. Despite this, and the fact that it affects so many men in the UK, research into male cancer is severely under-funded and is ten years behind some other cancers.
The Keep Your Eye On The Ball campaign was launched in 2000, in association with The FA and The PFA, to raise awareness of male cancers, and funds towards our vital research within the football community.
Over the last decade many high profile football players have been affected by male cancer - Neil Harris, Jason Cundy, Alan Stubbs, Craig Forrest, Ray Clemence, Matt Duke and John Hartson are just some of the players who have talked openly about their experiences, helping others realise how important it is for men to regularly check themselves.
Keep Your Eye On The Ball produces a number of materials to help you raise awareness and funds for male cancers
Organised in partnership with The FA and The PFA, the KYEOTB Run has a unique football theme which enables you to enter the run as an individual as well as on behalf of your favourite football club
The KYEOTB Run is organised to raise funds for Everyman, the UK’s leading male cancer campaign. Each runner is therefore given a target sponsorship of £100 per person and is encouraged to raise as much as possible for Everyman’s vital research into testicular and prostate cancer.
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