OrchidTrek Kilimanjaro - 26 June – 5 July 2009
We would trek to the roof of Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro at 5865m through changing scenery and across breathtaking landscapes to watch dawn break over the savannah.
We would walk alongside a group of like-minded trekkers all with the same goal: to reach the summit and help fight male cancer and we would return home with ever-lasting memories and an incredible sense of achievement after completing the challenge of a lifetime and helping to save men’s lives back in the UK.
We would do it thanks to Orchid, the only UK registered cancer charity to focus entirely on the male-specific cancers; prostate, penile and testicular which exist to save lives and suffering caused by these diseases by funding medical research and promoting awareness about them.
We had to raise funds which would enable Orchid to continue funding pioneering research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these dreadful diseases and improve education about them so that symptoms can be recognised and medical attention sought early; helping doctors to find cancers at an early stage when treatment is easier. Men should not die because of ignorance or embarrassment.
- Testicular cancer is the most common cancer for men aged 15-45; each year around 2,000 young men are diagnosed and face the emotional and physical trauma of fighting this disease.
- Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK with around 35,000 cases diagnosed and 10,000 deaths each year; this equates to one man dying every hour.
- Penile cancer ffects around 400 men each year; normally over the age of 60. Sadly one in four patients does not survive.
Behind each statistic is a man; a father, son, brother, grandfather and friend, and behind each man there are family and friends who are affected by these uniquely men's cancers.
Thank you Orchid
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