Author: Rich Gorecki

During this series called, One Man’s Voice… in the Noise, I have written about the issues that many men face. My focus this month of “Movember” has been about men’s health, specifically, Male Mental Health and Suicide Awareness, Prostate Cancer, and now, this last post on Testicular Cancer, which is the most common cancer among younger men. For more on each of these topics, check out the article, The Real Face of Men’s Health by Dr. Zac Seidler. Dr Seilder’s full downloadable report of the same name was produced by the Movember Foundation, which states that the “real face” of men’s health is not only men’s faces but also those of the loved ones, communities, and systems around them. As I wrote in my opening post for the month, Why Movember Matters to Everyone, men’s health issues will impact everyone, so “we all have skin in this game.” Testicular Cancer: The

Throughout this series, One Man’s Voice… in the Noise, I’ve tried to speak plainly, personally, and purposefully about the issues that many men face. In this next installment of my subset of “Movember” posts, I turn our attention to a threat that affects millions of men: prostate cancer.  During this subset of posts, I’ve highlighted the efforts of the Movember Foundation, which raises awareness and funding for men’s health issues such as Mental Health and Suicide Awareness (my last post), this one on Prostate Cancer, and the next one about Testicular Cancer. November is important since Men’s Health Month Matters to Everyone and since “we all have skin in this game.”  Surprising Facts About Prostate Cancer Did you know that 1 in 8 men (15%) in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime? This is the nearly same rate as the number of women (16%)

As I continue this subset of “Movember” posts in my series, One Man’s Voice… in the Noise, I want to turn your attention to an issue that too many men hide behind a mask: the struggle with their mental health. Among the expectations, responsibilities, and bravado that surround men’s lives, our fear of failure can overwhelm us. And our pleas for help go unheard. The good news is that more and more men refuse to stay silent in the fight against male suicide. As I wrote in my last post, Men’s Health Month Matters to Everyone since we all have skin in this game.  Bringing Suicide into the Light Every minute, a man somewhere takes his own life. Globally, more than 700,000 people die from suicide every year. In the United States, rates among men are four times higher than among women. Since 2010, suicide rates have risen by 30%