‘Lekker balls, lekker life’ record turnout for eMalahleni
Free prostate screenings, a cheeky tagline, and a vital cause bring local runners together to tackle male cancers.
The fifth Hollard Daredevil Run was a huge success – the biggest so far.
Amid heatwave temperatures, 121 brave men swapped their clothes for purple Speedos and took to the streets on October 23.
At the starting point at Centre De La Vie, where free PSA tests were offered to check for prostate cancer, the men ran along Geringer Street up to Mandela Road and back.
See the video of the gents running in Geringer Street
The aim of the run was to create awareness for prostate and testicular cancers.
“We had a tremendous outcome of participants, and the businesses that also took hands with us made this year’s event one for the books,” said the organiser of the eMalahleni run, Abie Smit.
“Every year, the support from Daredevils across South Africa has been truly remarkable. While the run is undoubtedly fun, it’s the meaningful cause, the sense of brotherhood and the shared purpose of creating awareness of male cancers that keeps Daredevils coming back year after year,” said Adél Kriel, Hollard South Africa’s head of experiential marketing.
Run raises millions for cancer fight
This year, the event carried the bold tagline ‘Lekker Balls. Lekker Life’, reinforcing the potentially life-saving importance of early detection. Over the past 17 years, the Hollard Daredevil Run has raised millions of rands for Cansa and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, supporting education, screening programmes and life-saving services for men across the country.
Know the cancer facts
• One in four black African men and one in eight white men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime
• Prostate cancer is predicted to be the most common cancer among men in South Africa by 2030
• Black African men have a 2.5 times higher risk of developing prostate cancer compared with other population groups and are 2.5 times more likely to die from prostate cancer
• Testicular cancer is the most prevalent cancer among young men aged 15 to 49
• The survival rate for men whose prostate cancer is detected early is 95%
• The five-year survival rate for men diagnosed and treated with localised prostate cancer is 98%
• The five-year survival rate for men diagnosed and treated for early-stage testicular cancer is over 98%
Source: Cancer Association of South Africa and Prostate Cancer Foundation of South Africa
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