Glyn Davies MP with Dr. Ed Bridges, Senior Policy and Strategy Manager for Wales at Prostate Cancer UK, at the Welsh Conservative Conference in Llangollen
Glyn Davies, Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire, is the latest signing to Prostate Cancer UK’s new campaign Men United v Prostate Cancer.
The campaign seeks to unite people across the UK against the common enemy of prostate cancer. Research for Prostate Cancer UK shows that nearly 650,000 people in Wales know someone who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but nearly six in ten (56%) people in Wales say they don’t feel personally informed about the disease.
Each year almost as many men are diagnosed with prostate cancer as women are diagnosed with breast cancer but research in to the disease has historically been badly underfunded, leaving tests and treatments trailing behind other common cancers. In addition the quality and availability of treatment can vary across the UK. Men United v Prostate Cancer, the brainchild of Britain’s foremost male health charity – Prostate Cancer UK – is about fighting this apathy and neglect which surrounds the disease.
Glyn Davies will be joining tens of thousands who have already signed up, including comedian Bill Bailey, Welsh Olympic legend Colin Jackson and Sir Michael Parkinson.
Glyn Davies MP said:
“Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, and affects many in Montgomeryshire. If we are going to beat this killer we need as many people as possible to sign for Men United. By uniting together and taking action for men’s health, we can bring about real change.
“Survival rates for men with prostate cancer in Wales lag behind those in the rest of the UK and too often the services men need are out of reach. Prostate Cancer UK is helping to support men in Wales, and I’m proud to able to show my support to the campaign and urge everyone to get on board. Prostate cancer is a massive opponent but I firmly believe that with the right team we can beat it”.
For more information on Men United v Prostate Cancer and to sign up to the campaign, visit www.prostatecanceruk.org/menunited.
