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A cancer prevention and awareness evening will take place in Vita House, Abbey Street, Roscommon on Thursday November 13.

The most recent figures from the NCRI, National Cancer Registry of Ireland, show that approximately 3,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer here every year with 160 of those diagnosed being men in Mayo. The good news is that survivorship figures are improving with 93 per cent of men surviving five years post diagnosis. This year, in keeping with its ethos of making cancer less frightening by enlightening, the Marie Keating Foundation’s Get Men Talking men’s health campaign will put particular emphasis on survivorship and how men can go on to live full and whole lives following cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The Men’s Community Initiative will be hosting a health awareness event for men on Thursday June 14 from 10.30am until 4pm at Áras Inis Gluaire.

A health evening for male carers, organised by The Carers Association and O'Brien's Pharmacy (Unicare), will be held in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, at 8pm on Thursday May 12.