Referring to the Movember movement, Michel Lauzzana intends to challenge the Assembly on the taboo of male cancer.
Lot-et-Garonne deputy Michel Lauzzana (Renaissance) will speak this afternoon at 3.30 pm to the Minister of Health and Prevention, François Braun, as part of the session on government issues at the National Assembly. Doctor, involved in the dossier of tumors (especially pediatric), the parliamentarian will ask a question on the Movember movement which concerns this delicate and “taboo” issue of male cancer, a movement that has a certain echo within the world of rugby.
“Dad, why do you grow a moustache?”, is the question of a young citizen to dad Charles, during a meeting this weekend in my constituency of Lot-et-Garonne”, the deputy will launch to the Minister of Health. “From In early November, Charles, but also tens of thousands of French people grew mustaches as part of the Movember movement, which is gaining momentum, particularly in the world of rugby. This month is therefore dedicated to raising public awareness of male cancer and thus breaking the taboos, which are still too numerous among men. In France, two men die every day of male cancer.”
An unknown fact
With this apostrophe, the deputy is keen to underline an unknown fact: “Although they represent 52% of diagnosed cancers, men are much less inclined than women to participate in screening campaigns. The reasons are many: fear of being hit in one’s manhood, the reluctance to take exams or even the feeling of embarrassment or sometimes ashamed.
Member of the (admittedly relative) majority of the Assembly, the deputy from Agen-Nérac praises François Braun’s action by no coincidence (“His commitment to prevention as well as the important place he occupies in the ten-year strategy”; “The mobilization example of associations and volunteers engaged in the area, through local events and prevention campaigns, to inform men about screening”). However, “the taboos have not yet been broken in public opinion. We must continue and step up our actions because early-diagnosed male cancers can be cured in the vast majority of cases. awareness work to finally put an end to men’s taboos in the face of male cancer?”
