Just 11 months till next Movember! To get in the spirit, check out this Australian video, which explains, the aim of Movember is change the face of men's health.
Movember in Grandforks, North Dakota, raised $7,000 for prostate cancer research. The money went to the Prostate Cancer Foundation in Santa Monica, Calif.
Jenny Potter in The North Bay Nugget, Ontario, Canada, reports "Another obstacle is out of the way for men at risk of developing prostate cancer." Unfortunately, this is not quite yet the case. As Potter says:
The Ontario government recently announced it will cover the cost of the prostate-specific antigen tests when performed at laboratories.
Currently, publicly funded tests are only available in hospitals, but picking up the tab for those performed in laboratories will make it more convenient for rural patients to be tested.
Trouble is, as Potter's report goes on to explain:
Men must meet a list of criteria in order to avoid paying $30 for the test at a local laboratory.
Patients showing symptoms of prostate cancer, who have received a diagnosis or who are directly related to someone with the disease qualify to be tested for free.
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