DUDES Club and Movember: Indigenous men taking ownership of their health – National Post

Nov 13, 2020

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Author: Lyana Patrick, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Health, Simon Fraser University

Why do so many men grow moustaches every November? It started in Australia in 2003 when a small group of men grew moustaches to support men’s health and prostate cancer. From humble beginnings, the Movember movement has focused important international attention on issues like men’s mental health and suicide prevention, as well as prostate and testicular cancer.

But can a moustache save a life? According to DUDES Club members, it can.

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