Movember for “mustache” and “November”. For 20 years, the Movember Foundation has been raising public awareness about men’s health and inviting them to wear a mustache throughout the month of November. Doctor Martin Mérouze from Niort takes part in the operation. He gave us an interview where he emphasizes the importance of screening for male cancers.
Wearing a mustache throughout the month of November is what Doctor Martin Mérouze, surgeon and gynecologist at the Niort Hospital Center, chose to do. He explains to us the importance of this approach for men’s health.
France 3: Doctor Mérouze, why did you get involved in Operation Movember?
I have committed with other colleagues from the Niort CH to participating in Movember which is an initiative to talk about male cancers, in particular prostate cancer, testicular cancer as well as mental health. It’s about informing the general public and raising awareness and it involves growing a mustache throughout the month of November.
Doctor Martin Mérouze, surgeon and gynecologist at Niort Hospital, is participating in the Movember operation for men’s health. • © Martin Mérouze
France 3: Do you have the feeling that men pay less attention to their health than women?
The feeling, yes and we have figures which show that unfortunately, men are followed less than women and go to see doctors less often. We know that these are subjects that can be a little taboo, all subjects around sexuality and the idea is to encourage men to get screened, particularly for prostate cancer which affects around 60 000 people in France and creates 8,000 deaths per year. So, yes, it’s important to raise awareness among men and tell them that there is no reason not to get tested, quite the contrary.
France 3: To be very concrete, at what age should you get tested and how does it work?
For prostate cancer, there is screening from the age of 50 which consists of carrying out a rectal exam and a blood test, PSA, which is a marker of the prostate. It is a screening intended to prevent things and of course, if there are symptoms, difficulty urinating, erectile dysfunction, you should not wait and go see your doctor, whatever your age. . As for testicular cancer, the symptoms are pain or masses, so you have to feel the testicle. There is no age limit, unfortunately it is often young men who present these anomalies. And you should not hesitate to talk to your doctor about it, there is no reason why it should be taboo.
In addition, this report from France Télévisions on the Movember operation:
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For 20 years, the Movember Foundation has raised public awareness every November about men’s health and more particularly the prevention of male cancers. • ©France televisions
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