"My dad was a really important part of my life and a very inspirational man that I really look up to and try to emulate as much as possible, and try to continue in his footsteps,"
"I hope it encourages men to go to their GP to open that conversation about their risk of prostate cancer, to go and get checked and go and get tested,"
"As prostate cancer doesn't give you signs and symptoms in its earlier more treatable stage, it's crucial every man knows his risk,"
A 22-year-old Millwall fan is reprising his late father's prostate cancer awareness campaign by starring in a campaign film shown at a Championship match. His father died aged 51, three years after a terminal diagnosis, and had partnered with Prostate Cancer UK and Millwall to raise awareness. Football matches are highlighted as an effective platform because of the large male audience. More than 63,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. The campaign urges men to visit their GP, start conversations about risk, and get checked, since early prostate cancer can be curable and often shows no early symptoms. Prostate Cancer UK states it is England's most common cancer and the only major cancer without a screening programme, and notes higher risk with increasing age, for Black men, and for those with a family history.
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