CANSA and Men's Health

1. What do men want when it comes to their health?

CANSA needs your help to figure this out! We want to spread the word about men’s cancer warning signs and empower men to lower their cancer risk and detect cancer earlier.

We need South African men to know that they do not have to go through cancer alone. CANSA can help.

Your feedback will help us streamline and tailor make our offerings to suit the needs of men.

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* 1. How old are you?

15-35

36-49

50-65

65+

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* 2. Do you think men don’t talk to other men about cancer?

No they don't

They do sometimes but not frequently

Yes it's a regular conversation topic

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* 3. If no, why do you think men don’t talk to other men about cancer?

Fear of appearing vulnerable

Fear of finding out about symptoms and having to face a possible diagnosis

It’s embarrassing

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What could be done to start this conversation?

Create CANSA interest groups

Do more wellness days at work

Encourage the women in my life to talk to me about it

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What keeps you from going to the Dr when you are not well?

Pride

Fear of the unknown

I would rather not know if I feel it’s bad

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What would make you want to go to the Dr?

Knowing my family needs me healthy

I want to live a long life

I want to detect cancer earlier

I want to have less after-effects of cancer treatment

To make my partner stop nagging

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How would you like to have health information communicated with you?

Emails

Facebook groups

I will follow CANSA’s social media

Short concise info

More detailed info

Face-to-face focus groups

The women in my life must talk to me

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Did you know it's recommended that from age 40 men (if in high risk categories) should be having annual prostate screenings?

Yes

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* 9. Did you know about the potential increased risk for prostate cancer when there is a family history of first-degree female relatives diagnosed with breast cancer linked to BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation (first degree relatives include a mother, grandmother, sisters and aunts)?

Yes

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* 10. Have you ever had any prostate cancer screening?

Yes

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* 11. Do you feel that men with prostate cancer are stigmatised?

Yes

If yes, please give us some examples of what you've heard.

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* 12. Do you want to subscribe to CANSA's regular e-newsletters?

Yes

I am already subscribed thanks

If yes, please insert your email address here:

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* 13. Have you ever been diagnosed with Prostate cancer?

Yes

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* 14. If you have been diagnosed with Prostate cancer, do you want to answer a few more questions to assist CANSA?

Yes

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