Kilted to Kick Cancer

[SkirtRevolution]

I just recently stumbled onto this site. We have talked about doing something similar on this site.

Kilted to Kick Cancer

http://www.kiltedtokickcancer.org/

[STEVIE]

A noble and worthy cause with no exceptions. But there is a perpetuation of a myth here and it's serious. Underwear does not make it a skirt.
Tongue in cheek, maybe, but that can alienate many who might be potential contributors.
Steve.

[skirtyscot]

Not wanting to hinder anyone who's on our side, but I read somewhere (possibly here on SC) that the "trousers are more likely to give you prostate / testicular cancer" story is not backed up by any proper evidence.

We'll just have to struggle on without that line to help us. Or fib!

[couyalair]

I had a checkup with an urologist yesterday and wondered if he would congratulate me on my choice of non-restrictive clothing; nothing was said however. It will be most annoying if, in spite of my avoiding trousers for the last ten years, they do find a cancer between my legs -- another argument in favour of skirts will go up in flames!

Martin

[Kirbstone]

Being a person of the Medical persuasion with a scientific bent I get the appropriate journals on my desk every month, and I have yet to see in print anything supporting the hypotheses put forward here.
I would like to know who has carried out any meaningful research in this area, when was it done and what was their sample size.

Tom K.

[skirt24]

It seems to me you don't hear much about mens prostate or testicle cancers. It seems to me and this being my own personal observations that most of time you hear more about breast cancer and other forms of cancer for women. I work with a flower shop and funeral home and there has been cases of both genders dying of cancer but they never state what kind it is for the men. All they say is he had cancer. It seems to me there is not enough research for the male cancer cause but more for the other gender. I could be wrong but this is what I am finding out at least from my point of view.

Now I know there is a tv show called The Doctors that is aired here in the US one of them did mention that you have to keep the male private area cooler and less restricted to prevent such things as infections and prostate problems down the road. He never mentioned skirts or kilts but mentioned loose clothing and boxers for underwear instead of briefs. Even though loose clothing my not grab that area I still don't see how it is keeping the area cooler by having something that traps heat in where naturally a skirt will not.

I wish I could find a clipping of that show.

[couyalair]

... I have yet to see in print anything supporting the hypotheses put forward here.
I would like to know who has carried out any meaningful research in this area, when was it done and what was their sample size.

ìt is just a nice idea that gets bandied around -- by men who prefer to be unbifurcated.

Since the west (where research is carried out) has no significant proportion of the male population that lives skirted full-time, it would be pretty difficult to make worthwhile objective research about any possible long-term health advantages gained by men in skirts.
But it's nice to feel that we are not only more comfortable but also doing ourselves some good, and I don't need any research reports to know that I am far more comfortable without restricting inseams.

Martin

[couyalair]

... one of them did mention that you have to keep the male private area cooler and less restricted to prevent such things as infections and prostate problems

I understood it was because spermatozoa were weakened unless kept at a lower temperature, more a problem of reproduction than of health.

I can't see how loose underwear can be of any use anyway if you're wearing tight jeans. To tell the truth, if you are sitting for long periods, the testicles probably get overheated even in a skirt, since there cannot be any airflow between self and seat.

Martin

[skirtyscot]

It seems to me you don't hear much about mens prostate or testicle cancers. It seems to me and this being my own personal observations that most of time you hear more about breast cancer and other forms of cancer for women. I work with a flower shop and funeral home and there has been cases of both genders dying of cancer but they never state what kind it is for the men. All they say is he had cancer. It seems to me there is not enough research for the male cancer cause but more for the other gender. I could be wrong but this is what I am finding out at least from my point of view.

I think that society has overcome its embarrassment about breasts enough to talk about breast cancer openly. Maybe helped by the fact that they are unavoidably more on display than testicles. As for prostates, they are completely hidden from view, so most guys don't even know they have one. The large number of breasts to be seen in the papers and on TV may have something to do with it as well. As may women's greater willingness to go to the doctor's while we men suffer in silence. All in all, the odd are heavily in favour of breast cancer getting the publicity.

[PatJ]

From the statistics that I have read:

About one in eight women will get breast cancer -
about one in thirty five will die from it.

And:

About one in six men will get prostate cancer -
about one in thirty four will die from it.

When is the last time you saw anyone wearing ribbons to make people
aware of prostate cancer?

[couyalair]

A few weeks ago, I wrote :

I had a checkup with an urologist yesterday and wondered if he would congratulate me on my choice of non-restrictive clothing; nothing was said however. It will be most annoying if, in spite of my avoiding trousers for the last ten years, they do find a cancer between my legs -- another argument in favour of skirts will go up in flames!

I'm sure you will all be relieved to know that no cancerous cells were found in the prostate, so we can continue saying that open garments are better for men's health. Even if researchers have never proved this, it sounds a like good argument against trousers.

Prostate cancer is one of the internal cancers that can develop in total silence and with no inconvenience. But it is quite common (without necessarily being lethal) in men past middle age, and it is easy enough to detect, so it's not a bad idea to have a checkup.

Martin

[steve66oh]

A few years ago, I remember seeing something online, MSNBC I think, that was warning about how the heat of laptop computers had been linked (or was being studied for a possible link) to low sperm counts and fertility problems in men.

The funny thing was that the ads next to this warning were for the Nuva Ring (or some other form of female contraception). Moral of the story: FREE male infertility is bad, infertility FOR SALE to women is good.

[henri]

Prostate problems are a serious issue, and as noted in posts above, if you have any problem peeing, check it out with your Doc. If you need these tests, it involves firstly blood and urine tests, and a discrete internal check, done for me by my excellent woman GP, who assured me that she could not detect any enlargement, and with no discomfort it is not a problem. What is a problem is that turned 60, my control can sometimes be a bit iffy! If you need a pee, follow the Billy Connolly rule, if there's a loo available, use it!
I doubt if skirts or kilts will have any effect on the Big C if you've got it, but it can help with other problems. Having a rather unpleasant fungal sweat rash from time to time, my skirt allows air to get at it. If wearing knickers, as some wish to, the tightness of elastic in the groin can exacerbate a rash or inflammation, so its boxers underneath unless you subscribe to the 'going commando' school.
Hope this may help, but if you think there might be a problem, see the Doc. But for this kind of problem, I always think of the late Richard Prior, at one of his stand-up In Concert performances, he was discussing just this issue. "Whatever is wrong with you they want the piss". Or words to that effect, and it's true, your Pee tells a lot. A comic genius and I do wish our TV channels would show these wonderful Richard Prior performances again.
Don't be

[Departed Member]

Well, yes, PatJ. I have seen "people" (me) wearing a ribbon for men's cancer.
Some while ago I was in a branch of Jewson. At the counter there was a charity box with blue ribbons (well, metal actually, just like the pink ones for womens' breast cancer) and these were definitely for some form of mens' cancer, prostate or not I'm not sure, but definitely for men, so I posted some money in & wore it for a while.