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Depend® Brand Taps Emmitt Smith for Annual Stand Strong for Men's Health Campaign Benefitting the Prostate Cancer Foundation
Depend® has donated more than $1 million over the last five years to help fight the stigmas surrounding prostate cancer CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/
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[{"type":"text","content":"Depend® has donated more than $1 million over the last five years to help fight the stigmas surrounding prostate cancer\nCHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer1, and many experience bladder leaks as a result. While this prevalent disease can have a 99.9% survival rate if detected early, many men avoid taking action because of the \"taboos\" surrounding the subject of screenings and side effects. Depend® is on a mission to demystify these topics and encourage men to take charge of their health in its fifth year of its Stand Strong for Men's Health™ initiative, benefitting the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF).\n\n \n \n\n \nThis Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Depend® is also teaming up with Emmitt Smith, a legendary former football star and record-setting rusher whose exceptional career established him as one of football's greatest players. Beyond his sports career, Smith has been involved in various philanthropic efforts and he understands first-hand the realities of prostate cancer – his late father was diagnosed with the disease. This fall, he's using his platform to normalize conversations around men's health and motivate more men to get checked and champion those who take control of their health.\n\"It's so easy to avoid medical checkups and preventative care, but confronting these issues head-on is the ultimate display of strength,\" said Emmitt Smith. \"I've experienced the impact that this disease has on families, which is why I'm taking part in the Depend Stand Strong for Men's Health campaign, to encourage others to prioritize their health and get screened.\"\nNew preventative screening can start with a simple blood test to detect the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein released into the bloodstream, which can catch the disease at an early stage when treatment may be more effective.2\nSince launching its Stand Strong for Men's Health™ campaign in 2020, Depend has donated more than $1 million to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The initiative helps fund critical research such as this from the PCF that ultimately improves the treatment of prostate cancer. Now (Prostate Cancer Awareness Month) through November (Men's Health Awareness Month), Depend will donate up to $300,000 from select product sales3 to support PCF's critical mission.\nFor men diagno...