CAMPAIGN Health and safety – Prostate cancer
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From information, to sanitary bins, to workplace testing – Unite is ready to take on prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK, and the most common one in men, causing 12,200 deaths a year.
But, if caught early enough there’s a very high success rate for treatment, almost 80 per cent of those diagnosed with it survive for at least 10 years – which is why Unite is urging everyone who is offered a test to get checked out.
Unite North East, Yorkshire and Humber (NEYH) region launched a prostate cancer awareness campaign earlier in the year, along with a toolkit, Prostate cancer in the workplace – A negotiating guide for reps.
Unite believes that signing up to a risk awareness campaign can promote
improved health outcomes, ultimately saving lives.
Launching the campaign Karen Reay, Unite NEYH regional secretary, said, “This resource pack for Unite reps has everything you need to make the case and run a prostate cancer campaign in your workplace.
“From how to start a conversation with your employer to raising awareness with colleagues, it’s all here.”
The guide highlights ways reps can negotiate workplace testing with employers, and how to support those living with prostate cancer post treatment.
It also gives action points, starting with the need for an agreement between
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the union and employer on how to run a workplace prostate cancer risk awareness campaign, while going on to setting out the need for sanitary provision in all toilets, as well as provisions around toilet dignity and paid time off for health screening.
Reps in Unite’s Construction sector have already been hard at work organising these campaigns and negotiating with employers to provide PSA testing kits for workers.
The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test measures the amount of PSA protein in a person’s blood. PSA in blood normally occurs in small amounts and rises slightly with age. A high level may suggest a prostate problem, though not necessarily cancer.
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