It's Blue September! Tomorrow - Time to man up and give prostate cancer the finger!

It's Blue September! Tomorrow - Time to man up and give prostate cancer the finger!

31 August 2015, 12:41PM
MWC Media

Blue September 2015 is taking on a fresh approach to making men aware of prostate cancer. Well-known actor Mark Hadlow is fronting the campaign with new TV and radio commercials and is also the face of Blue September on posters, back-of-the-bus advertising and other print media.

The message in 2015 is confronting. It seeks to directly address the inhibitions men have to having a digital rectal examination (or DRE) – the physical examination required to check for prostate abnormalities.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand men and the third most common cause of cancer death in men after lung cancer and bowel cancer:
  • 1 in 10 will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime;
  • 3000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in New Zealand
  • Last year approximately 600 Kiwi men died from prostate cancer – that’s roughly the same number as women who died from breast cancer;
  • Māori men are 72 per cent more likely to die of prostate cancer once they are diagnosed than non-Māori men.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation of NZ encourages all men over the age of 40 to have regular prostate checks if there is a family history of prostate cancer. If you’re between 50-70 then consider an annual prostate check that includes both a PSA blood test and digital rectal examination (DRE).
 
In support of Blue September, landmark buildings around the country are turning blue: 
  • The Auckland Sky Tower, The Cloud, the Auckland Town Hall and the Aotea Centre;
  • In Whangarei, Te Matau a Pohe, Kotuitui Whitinga and the Canopy Bridges;
  • In Hamilton, Victoria Bridge and the Municipal building;
  • In Rotorua, the Clock Tower, Museum and Princess Gate (8 buildings);
  • In New Plymouth, Tom Parker Fountain;
  • In Palmerston North, the Clock Tower;
  • In Wellington, The Michael Fowler Centre;.  
  • Christchurch Airport;
  • The Oamaru Opera House;
  • The Settlers Museum Toitu, Dunedin. 
During Blue September:
  • Go to www.blueseptember.org.nz or https://www.facebook.com/BlueSeptemberNZ to check out our new TV commercial, the wonderful Blue Faces (ambassadors), and see the latest updates including a full list of events;
  • Promote and support Blue September on:
Fri 4 Sept
  • Blue September Breakfast, 11 Empire St, Cambridge
Wed 9 Sept
  • Albany PlaceMakers Tradies Breakfast.
Thurs 10 Sept
  • Learn to Play Poker Evening & Craft Beer Tasting, SKYCITY Auckland
Sat 12 Sept
  • Invercargill Scooter Challenge with Buck Shelford
Sat 12-18 Sept
  • Masters Rugby League Tournament games at Manurewa Sports Complex, Mountfort Park
Sat 12 Sept
  • Masters Rugby League Tournament Prostate Cancer Foundation charity auction, music till midnight, Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland $20 buffet
  • The Great Pudding Competition Tikokino
Sun 13 Sept
  • Blokes & Sheila’s Blue September Breakfast - Waikato
  • Bikers in Blue
Tues 15 Sept
  • Battle of the BBQs Applejacks Restaurant Pakuranga with Celebrity cook-off, with Sir Peter Leitch and Monty Betham $60 per person and almost sold out. Cover price includes food. 
Fri 18 Sept
  • Masters Rugby League Tournament Farewell and Prizegiving, Prostate Cancer Foundation charity auction, music till midnight at the Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland.
  • David Hartnell’s Celebrity Quiz Night, Surrey HotelAuckland
  • Pamper Fundraiser, Mercy Hospital, Dunedin
  • Oktoberfest, Shed 10, Auckland Viaduct
  • PlaceMakers Golf Day with Buck Shelford at Denby Golf Club, Whangarei
Thurs 24 Sept
  • Blues, Brews & BBQ The Hunter Lounge, Victoria University, WellingtonQuiz Night with Tarun at the Smith & McKenzie, Chartwell Mall, Hamilton
Fri 25 Sept
  • Blue September Mystery Cruise, Bushy Park, Tauranga
Sat 26 Sept
  • The Cory’s Rally with Monty Betham, 30 cars go on a quest from Pukekohe to Hahei
  • Blues Night, Thirsty Dog, off K Rd with Ray Woolf as MC
Sun 27 Sept 7pm
  • Distinguished Gentlemen’s Scooter Ride, Auckland
Sat 3 Oct
  • Gala Dinner Riccarton PlaceMakers
And heaps more! Check out www.blueseptember.org.nz
 
  • Encourage your business, organisation, social club, friends and family to paint their faces blue, wear blue and run a fundraising and awareness event. Register your event and order blue ribbons at www.blueseptember.org.nz;
  • Like us on https://www.facebook.com/BlueSeptemberNZ and follow us at https://twitter.com/blueseptembernz;
  • Get your blue ribbon from PlaceMakers, The Coffee Club, Corys Electrical, Farmers, Sky City, The Mad Butcher stores, Auto Super Shoppes and other retailers for a gold coin donatio

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