It’s ‘Movember’ & If You Care About Cancer It’s Time To Know The Truth Nobody Talks About

by Alanna Ketler

“Movember” is a very popular event that takes place annually. The combination of the Australian term for moustache, “Mo” with the month of November, is why the event is called Movember or No-Shave November. The basis for this event is to raise awareness about men’s health issues such as prostate and testicular cancer. Participants are encouraged to grow out their moustache and beards during the entire month.

Please don’t get me wrong, I think it is great that people are coming together for a common cause to try and accomplish a goal. People genuinely believe that they are making a difference in participating in events such as these and are being proactive towards some really serious men’s health diseases. I actually commend people who put in the effort to try and make a difference in the world, whole-heartedly, but…

Here’s Why I Believe “Movember” Is A Scam

For one thing, simply growing out a moustache does practically nothing to actually assist with finding a cure for disease, let’s get real here. On the official Movember website, the description of the point to all of this is actually quite vague…

“The Movember Foundation is a global charity committed to men living happier, healthier, longer lives. Since 2003, millions have joined the men’s health movement, raising $677 million and funding over 1,000 programs focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity.”

So technically they are encouraging you to donate money to the Movember foundation, which they are then supposed to pass along to cancer research facilities. In theory, this sounds like a great idea, but there’s some really important questions to ask is, how much of that money is actually going to said charities? hHow much of that money going to the charity is actually funding cancer research projects? How much of the money is still being put towards treatments like chemotherapy and radiation which aren’t highly effective and finally how much of that money is being put towards prevention, which is where our problem lies?

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