On Monday 5th of February 2006, The Male Cancer Awareness Campaign visited the London headquarters of the largest independent mobile communications retailer in Europe, the Carphone Warehouse.

Su Carlson, Information Officer for UK South and West, came to London and supported Founder and Information Officer Patrick Cox in a mammoth day awareness session. They started at 9:15am and finished at 6:30pm, holding over two hundred one-to-one sessions, and small group live awareness sessions, for both male and female employees. They could not see everyone because the London office of the Carphone Warehouse has over 2000 employees, but hope to return soon to complete another day’s education.

The response was extremely positive. People asked lots of questions and seemed very pleased that their employer was providing them with this such an important information service. Patrick and Su met staff whose family or friends had just been diagnosed with cancer, and were pleased to be able to offer some support by answering their questions and discussing their worries.

After the live awareness sessions had finished, Patrick Cox said ‘The response today proves why The Male Cancer Awareness Campaign is so important. Live awareness works. It is simple and effective. When raising awareness in this way – one-to-one, or in small groups, we are able to allay fears and to dispel myths people hear about cancer, reinforcing our message that early detection saves lives.’

The Campaign would like to thank Agnes and Rebecca for their time and support, and all the staff at the Carphone Warehouse for making Patrick and Su feel so welcome, and for the kind donation of £400 from the Carphone Warehouse.