What it is?
[By Staff Reporters]
National Prostate Health Month (NPHM) is observed every September in the United States by health experts, health advocates, and individuals concerned with men’s prostate health.
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Purpose
Designating a month for the issue serves the purpose of:
- Increasing public awareness of the importance of prostate health
- Providing easily accessible prostate health screenings
- Educating about risk factors and symptoms of prostate related diseases and
- Advocating for further research on prostate health issues.
[A light blue ribbon is the symbol for prostate cancer]
Assessment
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Prostate_Health_Month
- Goodnight Dr. Gleason
- Senators push for research into prostate cancer
Two U.S. senators have just proposed a bill to support research into prostate cancer, calling for “a national strategy to combat prostate cancer.”
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