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Men’s Health Week is 15–21 June, making June a great time to focus on men’s health, the importance of healthy lifestyles, and why health screenings matter.
Cancer is a serious men’s health issue. Across the globe, cancer is the second most common cause of death among both men and women, but men are more likely to develop cancer and die from cancer than women. Health education is key in helping men understand the role of healthy lifestyle patterns for cancer prevention and the importance of regular health exams and cancer screenings for early detection.
At Health Edco, we have a dedicated line of men’s health education materials and models that highlights men's cancers, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and male breast cancer. We also carry a full line of health education materials that cover other leading cancers in men, such as lung and colorectal cancers.
Read on to discover several of our health education models that are perfect to use to raise men’s awareness about the essential role of regular health exams and cancer screenings for healthier, longer lives.
Feel for Yourself: Prostate Conditions Display
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in males in the UK and the second most common cancer overall; about 57,900 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year.
Our Feel for Yourself: Prostate Conditions Display is a great resource to help men both see and feel why their healthcare professionals may recommend prostate exams. Five soft, lifelike, BIOLIKE™ models show the differences among normal, benign hyperplastic, and cancerous prostates. Cancerous prostate models depict an early cancer nodule in a normal-size prostate, an early cancer nodule in a hyperplastic prostate, and late invasive prostate cancer. Students and patients can see, pick up, and feel each model.
The prostate models are ideal for discussions about the role of digital rectal exams and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing in screening for prostate cancer. Perfect for facilitating conversations about this leading form of cancer in men, the display is a helpful tool to raise awareness in health clinics and health fairs.
Testicular Self-Exam (TSE) Models
Whilst prostate cancer is most common in men ages 65 and older, testicular cancer is a cancer primarily affecting younger men in their 20s and 30s. Testicular cancer is also far less prevalent than prostate cancer, with fewer than around 2,300 new cases diagnosed each year in the UK.
When testicular cancer is found and treated early, it is one of the most curable forms of cancer. Testicular self-exam (TSE) is a way for men to become familiar with the normal look and feel of their testicles so that they can report any changes to their healthcare professionals, which can promote early testicular cancer diagnosis.
Our Health Edco TSE models are ideal to raise awareness about testicular cancer, testicular self-exam, and the importance of TSE. Available in two lumps in each testicle (in beige, brown, or translucent skin tones) or two lumps in one testicle (in beige, brown, or translucent skin tones), our life-size TSE Models are the perfect teaching tools to help men learn how to perform TSE. The models include a lump location key and come with a handy carrying case.
To reinforce the importance of TSE, hand out our TSE Mini Pocket Guide to provide step-by-step TSE instruction, or give away our affordable Mini-Testicles Model (available in beige and brown) that comes with our TSE Mini Pocket Guide.
Men’s Breast Cancer Awareness Model
Even though they don’t have female breasts, men do have breast tissue—usually a small amount located under the nipple and areola (the darker area around the nipple), and they can develop breast cancer. Male breast cancer is rare—fewer than 1 out of every 100 cases of breast cancer in the UK occurs in men. Men between the ages of 60 and 70 are more commonly diagnosed with male breast cancer.
Survival rates for male breast cancer are similar to those for female breast cancer when it is found at the same stage. However, male breast cancer may be less likely to be detected early because men often are unaware that they can develop breast cancer. Men also may be more likely to delay visiting their healthcare professional until they have more serious symptoms, when the cancer may have already spread.
Our anatomically correct Male Breast Cancer Awareness Model allows healthcare professionals to have meaningful discussions about male breast cancer with their patients and provides a great way to demonstrate male breast self-exam. The model features two palpable lumps concealed between a soft BIOLIKE outer skin layer and a rigid underlying layer of muscle and comes with a lump location key card and convenient carrying case.
Cough Up a Lung™ Model
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide in men. Smoking is a major cause of lung cancer and many other cancers.
Our cross-sectioned, life-sized Cough Up a Lung Model features a lifelike feel and offers a tactile way for men to see and examine why a tobacco-free lifestyle is best for their health. The model's interior view shows air pockets caused by emphysema, excess phlegm production, and cancerous tumours crowding around the bronchus. The accompanying tent card provides more information about lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
A highly useful tool to discuss the importance of tobacco cessation, this attention-grabbing lung model also facilitates conversations about lung cancer screening with a low-dose CT scan, which may be recommended for older adults with a long-term history of heavy smoking.
See for Yourself: Colorectal Exams Easel Display
Colorectal (bowel) cancer is a leading type of cancer in men and a top cause of cancer death. Even though screening and early detection are cutting overall rates of colorectal cancer and deaths, a greater number of younger adults are now developing colorectal cancer. Bowel cancer screening is recommended for older adults every 2 years. Patients should discuss the screening methods and schedule that is appropriate for them with their healthcare professional.
Simple yet effective, our See for Yourself: Colorectal Exams Easel Display is a great way to show patients and students why colon cancer screening and the removal of precancerous polyps matter. The 3-D display features five painted and sculpted models that show a cross section of a healthy colon, a colon polyp, carcinomas in situ (stage 0), and cancers in stages I and II and III and IV. Easy-to-read, simple text explains each model. Ideal for doctors' offices and health fairs, the easel display is perfect to convey potentially life-saving information.
The information contained in this newsletter article is not intended to replace the advice of a healthcare professional.
