LCFCSET Support Blue September Initiative

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Published on Thursday, 03 November 2011 00:00

Lincoln City FC Sport & Education Trust coaching staff, supported by our apprentices, recently visited the Sports Pitches at the University of Lincoln, to host a mini football tournament to support the Blue September initiative. Blue September is a national campaign aimed at raising awareness around cancers which specifically affect men. The University hosted a football festival on the Sports Campus to support the initiative.

Damian Froggatt, Schools & Education Coordinator for LCFCSET said, "The government's health agenda is key to much of the work of the Trust, and links closely to our own education programme, so we were delighted to support this fantastic initiative by entering teams from our NVQ Activity Leadership modern apprenticeship programme.  We are fully committed to building on our community partnership with the University of Lincoln, and we would like to be able to support the University again in the future by providing staff and resources to help with other worthwhile causes."

154,000 men a year are diagnosed with cancer in the UK, and 81,000 men a year die because of it. Men in the UK are about 60% more likely to develop one of the cancers that affect both men and women, such as lung or bowel cancer. Men are also about 70% more likely to die from one of these cancers. But many male cancer deaths can be prevented through healthy lifestyle decisions and early detection

Blue September is a campaign created to get the message out about cancer in men. It aims to raise awareness among UK men and women about all the cancers that can affect men. It urges men to take preventative action by improving their lifestyle choices, and to seek medical advice as soon as possible if they have a worrying symptom.

The campaign is also about encouraging people to make a donation to support the charitable work of the Men's Health Forums to raise awareness of cancer and other important men's health issues.