NPR Features Man Up to Cancer on National Broadcast

NPR included Man Up to Cancer in a story, "The emotional impact of cancer on men" that aired yesterday on All Things Considered!

This piece is the latest installment of reporter Yuki Noguchi’s excellent series, "Life, After Diagnosis."

The story shines the spotlight on the emotional burden and isolation many men experience after a cancer diagnosis and oftentimes, long afterward.

"Evidence shows men tend not to cope well with cancer. They isolate more, seek less support and, alarmingly, die earlier," Yuki reports.

This truth has been at the center of my personal and professional life since I was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018. It's why I founded Man Up to Cancer in 2020 — to inspire men to connect and avoid isolation during the cancer journey.

To see this topic featured in the national news makes me incredibly proud of the brave men who are part of the Man Up to Cancer community. Not only are they walking the hard road of cancer, but they are shattering stereotypes along the way.

They are showing the next generation of male cancer patients that there is STRENGTH in community, in emotional vulnerability, in asking for help, in sharing your story. It's not weak to reveal your pain to your fellow man. It's transformative.

Here's one of my quotes in the story:

"We've got a lot of people who do traditionally masculine jobs, like truck drivers, and then they're also coming to our Zoom meetings. And they're not afraid to cry there, and they're not afraid to say, I love you to the other guys in our group. That's the culture change that we're seeking."

Thank you to all the members of MUTC, the leadership team, and to you, our supporters!

With love from Maine,

Trevor