Bowel Cancer UK
Decembeard 2017
Dads, brothers, sons, nephews, grandads, uncles – we need you! Give hope this December by growing a beard and raise money to support vital research and lifesaving work to stop bowel cancer.
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The rules are simple, just clean shave on 30 November and let your facial hair flourish throughout December.
Already bearded? Free your face and shave off the fuzz for December and get sponsored to sport a new look for the month.
Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer. However it shouldn’t be. It’s treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early.
Your beard can help save lives. Give hope this Christmas by getting sponsored to grow a beard throughout December.
Sign up to grow your beard and help us stop bowel cancer at bowelcanceruk.org.uk/decembeard
Men and bowel cancer
- Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in men in the UK
- Nearly 23,000 men are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year (England 18,789, Wales 1327, Scotland 2073, Northern Ireland 665)
- 1 in 14 men will be diagnosed with bowel cancer during their lifetime.
- Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer killer in men
- Bowel cancer accounts for 10% of all male cancer deaths
