This month on Mr Science, we are celebrating November, or more
particularly, Mo-vember. That is, for a good cause, I am growing a
moustache, or a Mo. This week in the podcast, we are going to have a discussion with the Diffusion Team about the science of hair and of my moustache.
You can sponsor me to grow at www.movember,com.au (look up Marc West), and check out our team's progress and varying states of scruffiness at http://users.tpg.com.au/users/arifern/DSTMO/ (Well done Adrian!)
The
cause is male health, and research into depression, testicular cancer
and prostate cancer. Men's health is an often overlooked topic, however
when you look at it, men are far less healthy than women. The average
life expectancy for men is six years less than females (presently 75
compared to 81). Men access health services 30-40% less than women,
thereby denying themselves the chance for prevention and early
detection of common diseases.
Money raised through this event go into the following areas:
Prostate Cancer in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (www.prostate.org.au) because every year in Australia 2,700 men die of prostate cancer - more than the number of women who die from breast cancer.
Male Depression in partnership with Beyond Blue (www.beyondblue.org.au) because one in six men suffer from depression at any given time but most don't seek help.
Testicular Cancer because it's the second most common cancer in young men aged 18 to 35.
Seeing
my face is going to be covered in an ugly growth for the next month, this
week we are going to take a look at the science of hair.
