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The effect of breast cancer on men

  • Leading breast cancer charity Walk the Walk is shining the spotlight on how breast cancer affects men, in the build-up to Men’s Health Week (9th – 15th June)
  • Around 400 men a year are diagnosed with the disease in the UK
  • However, many cases are diagnosed late due to lack of awareness
  • For the last eight years the charity, best known for its iconic MoonWalk Scotland, has been raising awareness that Men Get Breast Cancer Too
  • Walk the Walk aims to encourage more men to check themselves for signs of the disease
  • The charity also helped found the Men’s VMU (Virtual Meet-Up) which supports men with a breast cancer diagnosis and worked with the BBC Soap EastEnders on a major male breast cancer storyline
  • This Men’s Health Week, Walk the Walk also highlighting the huge effect which breast cancer diagnoses in females have on men across the community
  • There are 55,000 cases of breast cancer diagnosed every year, making it the most common cancer among UK women

The MoonWalk Scotland 2025

  • Breast cancer charity Walk the Walk is encouraging both men and women to sign up for the Full Moon (26.2 miles) or Half Moon (13.1 miles) walking challenge at The MoonWalk Scotland on Saturday 6th September 2025
  • 2025 will be a special year, as it will be the last MoonWalk in Edinburgh before the event goes on tour to a new city
  • Walk the Walk is also holding a family friendly 5K ZOOM Walk on the morning of The MoonWalk Scotland

Bert Hannah from Kirkcaldy in Fife (78) is taking on the Half Moon (13.1 miles) for the second time at September’s MoonWalk Scotland, after a very close family relative was diagnosed with breast cancer last December. He shares his story:-

Breast cancer has affected my whole life in so many ways. A male work colleague was diagnosed with breast cancer 30 years ago. Sadly, he died. It was a huge shock. It hadn’t crossed my mind back then that men could even get the disease.

In the past 30 years, many of our then young female friends and relatives have also been diagnosed with breast cancer. The immediate and lasting impact of the most recent family diagnosis on four generations of our own family has again shone a light on the overwhelming mental, financial and physical ‘burden’ that can be imposed on those in the family circle, young and old, male and female.

That is why I am taking part in The MoonWalk Scotland again this year. Awareness of breast cancer across all ages and sexes of society is really important. We can all positively benefit in unexpected and different ways, at any age or time, from the vital funds generated by The MoonWalk Scotland. This Men’s Health Week, I’m encouraging as many other men as possible to join me!

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5K ZOOM Walk Scotland 2025 and The MoonWalk Scotland 2025

  • Saturday 6th September 2025, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
  • From 10.15am: 5K ZOOM Walk, open to all ages and abilities
  • From midnight: Full Moon (26.2 miles) or Half Moon (13.1 miles) – women and men wearing decorated bras and brightly coloured bra t-shirts, raising money and awareness for breast and other cancers · Sign up now for all Walk the Walk’s events at www.walkthewalk.org

Walk the Walk

  • Walk the Walk is a cancer charity, which is passionate about encouraging women and men to become fitter and healthier and to take control of their own well-being
  • The charity is best known as the organiser of its flagship overnight MoonWalk fundraising events in London, Scotland and Iceland
  • Walkers taking part in these events wear the charity’s statement decorated bras or brightly coloured bra t-shirts, to raise awareness, as well as funds for cancer prevention and research, and for the emotional and physical care of those living with cancer
  • Walk the Walk specialises in creating walking challenges and treks ranging from 5km to 100 miles and more
  • Walk the Walk also started the campaigns that Men Can Get Breast Cancer Too, and Anyone Can Get Breast Cancer, raising awareness for men
  • Walk the Walk has raised in excess of £144 million to date