Manhattan Beach Police Join Movember Campaign for Prostate Cancer

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA -- Members of the Manhattan Beach Police Department won't be as clean-shaven as usual this November, but it's all for a good cause.

Through the month of November, police officers and staff will be displaying mustaches and mustache pins as part of the Movember campaign to bring awareness to prostate cancer.

Movember is an annual event involving the growing of mustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of prostate cancer. The goal of Movember is to “change the face of men’s health,” the department said.

"The Manhattan Beach Police Department is proud to be part of this movement to generate awareness for those whose lives have been affected by prostate cancer," the department said in a statement.

The goal of the campaign is to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and treatments -- ultimately reducing the number of preventable deaths. Men are encouraged to be aware of their family's history of cancer and adopt a healthy lifestyle.

For more information on November, visit us.movember.com.

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