April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month and The Robin Cancer Trust aims to get men talking about their bollocks!
#TalkingBollocks
Our life-saving testicular cancer campaign has reached millions of young people with one clear message – #TalkingBollocks saves lives.
Testicular Cancer is 98% curable if caught early, but signs & symptoms are often ignored due to embarrassment - our mission is to raise awareness of the signs & symptoms, encourage men to check themselves once a month, and to break down the stigma of talking about balls.
We're delighted to team up with the amazeballs OMBLES community today - and we hope you go balls-out to create the most creative, eye-catching, humorous and ballsiest ideas to bring our brief to life!
We don’t want to see anything too crude, we want to see powerful, fun messages that could potentially save lives!! If anyone can do it, the OMBLES can.
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Create posters to promote #TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth with @RCTCharity #TalkingBollocks
Tweet your entries to @OneMinuteBriefs and @RCTCharity with the hashtags #TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth and #TalkingBollocks
Enter as many times as you wish and remember to add your Twitter handle in the corner of your entries. Deadline 6pm.
Prizes:
£100 cash prize for the winner, with Billy's Ballbags Merch & RCT Goodie Bag.
#TalkingBollocks saves lives
If you have any of the symptoms of testicular cancer, or have discovered anything not normal for you – then you must visit a medical professional.
Don’t let embarrassment kill you, don’t be afraid to talk bollocks.
Signs & symptoms:
Lumps
Hardness
Swelling
Pain
Heaviness
How to check your balls:
The best time to check your balls is during, or just after, a hot bath or shower. This is when your balls are relaxed, making it much easier to check.
Follow these 5 steps:
Check one testicle at a time using both hands (it is normal for one testicle to be slightly bigger than the other)
Gently roll your testicle between your fingers and thumb (do not squeeze!)
Your Epididymis (sperm cord) is attached to your testicle and may feel tender when you are checking yourself
Feel for the signs & symptoms of testicular cancer (or anything not normal for you)
Repeat every month
Important facts:
Testicular cancer is 98% curable if detected early – meaning men surviving 10 years or more
2,400 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer every year in the UK – that’s more than 6 per day
Incidence rates have increased by more than a quarter since the early 1990's
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 15-45
Find out more here: https://www.therobincancertrust.org/testicular-cancer
Other links:
https://www.facebook.com/TheRobinCancerTrust/
https://twitter.com/rctcharity
https://www.instagram.com/rctcharity
