CANSA is thankful to Hollard for the Daredevil Run taking place on Friday, 13 March 2020, which raises funds for screening and raises awareness of prostate and testicular cancers among men in a fun and highly visible manner.

At the heart of it all are ordinary men who have stepped up to speak out about cancers affecting men so that fewer men die from the disease.

Did You Know?

• The annual run where men pound the ground clad in purple Speedos has a serious side behind the speedo dress code. It raises hundreds of thousands of rand every year that allow CANSA and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) to carry out screening tests, run awareness campaigns and help patients detect prostate cancer early.
• The camaraderie among the dare-to-bare-it runners also gives men the balls to break the taboo and talk about prostate and testicular cancer.

Facts

Black men have a sky-high chance of up to one in four of developing prostate cancer and in white males the risk is one in eight. That’s why screening for prostate cancer is recommended from the age of 40 for black men and any man with a history of prostate or breast cancer in a first degree relative, and from the age of 45 for all other ethnic groups.

There’s a 98% survival rate with early detection, but only a 30% chance once it has spread to other parts of the body. Yet South Africa has one of the world’s highest rates for prostate cancer spreading to other parts of the body because men don’t get screened.

For more information, see www.daredevilrun.com or buy entry tickets from www.webtickets.co.za

How CANSA Helps

Early detection saves lives, and the great thing is that CANSA offers a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test for men over 40 at the Daredevil Run for free.

In the 2019 / 2020 financial year 2 368 tests were done and 41 abnormalities were detected.

TOTAL over the period 2015 – 2020: 20 015 tests done; 572 abnormalities detected, potentially helping to save 572 lives!

Proceeds from the run are also used for the MANVan, a mobile health clinic that reaches isolated areas of the country. The MANVan offers PSA tests and cancer health education without men having to travel for hours to the nearest clinic. Teaching men to do testicular self-examinations is also a big focus for the MANVan, with a risk rate of one in 250 for white men and one in 1 700 in black men.

CANSA has been offering pre-event screening in the build up to the run at the following venues:

• Khaya FM (41 men screened)
• Orlando Soweto (15 men screened)
• Mofolo Soweto (7 men screened)
• Diepkloof Soweto (28 men screened)

And Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test and education around testicular cancer and self-examination is also available at CANSA Care Centres across the country throughout the year.

Furthermore CANSA has a dedicated annual health awareness campaign focussed on men’s health to raise awareness and education and to get men to lower their cancer risk.

We consider all Daredevils to be heroes for raising awareness and funds for screening which enables early detection and better treatment outcomes, and wish them all the best for the event.