It's that time of year again, when men around the world start growing hairy 'staches in the name of cancer research.
Burnaby's fuzz got an early jump on the annual Movember cancer awareness campaign, which officially kicks off Nov. 1, by hosting a staff barbecue on Tuesday. The lunchtime event raised $250 for the Movember Foundation.
The foundation, which has a branch in Canada, aims to get people talking about men's health, particularly prostate and testicular cancer in an "innovative, fun and engaging" way. The annual event asks men around the world to grow their 'staches for 30 days through the month of November and raise money for cancer research.
More than 23,600 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in Canada this year, and 4,000 men will die from the disease, according to the Movember Foundation. While not as many men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer in a year (about 1,000), it is the most common cancer in men aged 15 to 29 years.
For more information on Movember Canada or to register as a Mo Bro or Mo Sista, visit ca.movember.com.
