2. Wear Blue Day
To raise money
to help find better
treatments for
Prostate Cancer.
3. Why is that important?
40,000 men in the UK every year are
diagnosed with prostate cancer.
It is the most common cancer in men.
Prostate cancer will affect 1 man in
every 12
4. Why men?
Only men have a prostate
gland!
It is a walnut sized gland
underneath the bladder
5. What is cancer?
All the time the body makes new
cells and old ones are destroyed.
This is normal.
Sometimes cells go wrong and
grow out of control: this is cancer.
6. What can be done?
Professor Waxman works at
Hammersmith Hospital in
London to help patients with
cancer.
He also leads a group of 30
scientists who research new
ways to treat the cancer.
His work needs money.
7. What can we do?
Wear something blue today!
Donate a £1 (or more)
this morning!
