Health Awareness
Men’s Healthcare Q3 2022
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Why healthy men do not turn their back on friendships
Healthy male friendships provide meaning, joy and a sense of belonging — now well-understood protective factors against mental health issues, chronic physical health conditions and substance abuse. There’s only one problem: male friendship is in crisis. Male friendship has been the butt of endless jokes across popular culture for its oft-perceived competitiveness, pack mentality, the...
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Encouraging national change to promote equal facilities in all public toilets
Bowel and bladder problems can have a devastating effect on quality of life and dignity, both for those who are dependant on others due to physical or mental disability, as well as otherwise independent people. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for Bladder and Bowel Continence Care has been supporting a campaign to ensure equality in...
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Mobile cancer checks have great potential to save more men’s lives
Diagnosing prostate cancer earlier in communities underserved by healthcare requires innovative solutions. One solution brings health checks straight to men in their workplaces and communities. It’s said that cancer doesn’t discriminate, but actually — it does. People from poorer backgrounds are diagnosed later, have less access to the most innovative treatments and are less likely...
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Men with prostate cancer recovering faster than ever before thanks to robotic surgery
Robotic surgery is helping to cure thousands of men with prostate cancer across the UK every year, allowing them to return to normal life faster than ever before. Over 92% of men undergoing curative surgery for prostate cancer in 2021 benefitted from robotic surgery, one of the highest rates in the world – with almost...
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Joe Dunford, Accord Healthcare’s Vice President for speciality brands, leads on new branded medicines and launching innovative treatments. Here, he discusses how the company is supporting advancements in the treatment of cancer. What role are you playing in tackling cancer? As a major oncology company, we now have a huge responsibility to serve patients here....
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Men shouldn’t shy away from seeing their doctor at first signs that might be prostate cancer
Referrals for prostate cancer fell during the coronavirus pandemic and, in February this year, Prostate Cancer UK estimated there could be 14,000 men living with undiagnosed prostate cancer because of this. Simon Cheesman, Head of Medical Affairs at Accord Healthcare, offers his perspective. Referrals for prostate cancer fell during the coronavirus pandemic and, in February...
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Get back to feeling like yourself again by talking about male continence
The experience of urinary incontinence for any man can be a very isolating experience. Aside from the discomfort and inconvenience that wearing pads and frequent underwear changes can cause, drips and dribbles may also bring feelings of embarrassment, humiliation and low self-esteem. How common it is Because men generally don’t discuss their continence problems (however...
