November is a month that can be associated with moustaches, thanks to the combination of the terms moustache and November into the word Movember. This catchy neologism was coined not just for the sake of it, but to help promote an important health campaign that takes place in November.

The campaign, which began in Australia in 1999, has been promoted around the world to raise awareness and direct people's attention to the important subject of cancer prevention, the potential symptoms associated with the development of 'male' cancers and the diagnosis and genetic testing for increased predisposition to testicular or prostate cancer.

November has been declared International Men's Cancer Awareness Month, with the funny moustache as its symbol, to help spread awareness of men's health activities. Testicular cancer is a disease with a relatively good prognosis, but as with many other conditions, the timing of diagnosis is very important, therefore prevention and self-examination are key, and unfortunately, these are still heavily neglected.

This year, we would also like to involve the University of Gdańsk academic community in the Movember campaign!

We encourage you to join the action and take care of your own health!

Preventive screenings as part of the action will be held

• November 14 in Sopot at the Faculty of Management of the University of Gdańsk at ul. Armii Krajowej 101 in room B-32 on the second floor of building B from 10 am to 5 pm.

Registration for the examinations in Sopot via the form https://forms.office.com/r/zFBL33Nyg4.

• November 25 in Gdańsk at the Faculty of Social Sciences, ul. Bażyńskiego 4, from 9 am to 3.45 pm

Registration for the examination in Gdańsk via the form https://forms.office.com/r/KJmsXE2udH

We also encourage you to follow our fanpage on FB https://www.facebook.com/CASIDUG/ where we post information about the action.