Samuel L. Jackson is supporting the men's health campaign
Samuel L. Jackson is wanting to encourage men to kick cancer in the nuts.
The Hollywood actor has teamed up London-based fundraising platform “MyGoodness.com” to raise awareness of male cancer.
Captain America actor Samuel L. Jackson tweeted a video to his 3.5m followers urging men to visit a doctor to “get themselves checked out”.
Highlighting the shocking fact that 30% more men die of cancer than women in the UK, Jackson makes a passionate – and occasionally X-rated – plea to men everywhere to be more open about sensitive medical issues, and to see a doctor as soon as symptoms occur.
The two minute clip, which you can see below, includes the following soundbites from one of Hollywood’s most celebrated speechmakers:
“By not getting checked you could lose those balls. Hell – you could lose your life! So boys, don’t be dumb. If you’ve really got balls, show them to your doctor.
“I offer you the chance to hang out with me in London, fully clothed by then, all you need to do is hit on Mygoodness.com and buy a raffle ticket or loads of them…. to support One For The Boys.
“Fact: 30 percent more men die of cancer than women. Whaaat? Get outta here! That’s right: 30 percent. 30 motherfucking percent. Why? Because they don’t get themselves checked out early enough. They don’t want to hear or talk about it, because it ain’t the manly thing to do. They’re too macho.”
Jackson has been a passionate advocate of male cancer awareness since last year when he helped launch One For The Boys – a campaign set up to educate men of all ages about the variety of cancers that can affect them and to encourage earlier detection.
Jackson decided to support One For The Boys after he learnt that friends had secretly coped with cancer without telling anybody.
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