Kilmarnock man appears in nude charity calendar

Dec 19 2008 by Stef Lach, Kilmarnock Standard

A CAR enthusiast set pulses racing when he turned his hand to a spot of nude modelling to help raise funds for a cancer charity.

Paul McCrindle was only too happy to strip off for a racy calendar which sold out in record time and raked in almost £5000 for Cancer Research UK.

The 38-year-old Kilmarnock man is a member of the Scottish Kit Car Club and he and his fellow members were keen to raise awareness of cancers that affect men.

So they got their kit off and posed alongside their flashy home-made motors for a 2008 calendar that proved very popular with the ladies.

Paul said: “Our motivation was simply that we felt there were so many charity events and pink fundraisers for cancers that affect woman and quite often cancers that specifically hit men were not given the same consideration.

“We wanted to help raise awareness and thought this would be an unusual and hopefully quite funny way to go about it.

“We all love our motors and look after them, and men need to be sure they look after themselves just as carefully.”

Rowan Main, of Cancer Research UK, said: “It is so important that men are aware of the dangers of prostate and testicular cancer and take the time to check themselves out.

“The calendar has raised just under an amazing £5000 which will help Cancer Research UK continue its work on understanding the disease and improving the lives of patients.

“We are very grateful to Paul McCrindle and his fellow car enthusiasts for allowing us space in the calendars to highlight these cancer risks and statistics and to help us raise vital funds to fight cancer.”

The number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK is increasing and it is now the most common cancer in men, excluding non melanoma skin cancer.

Nearly 34,500 men are diagnosed in the UK each year – out of every 100 cancers diagnosed in men, 24 are prostate cancers. Prostate cancer is quite rare in men under 50 and nearly two out of three cases are in men aged 70 and over.

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer affecting young men between 20 and 39 years old.

Almost half of all testicular cancers occur in men under 35 years old, while only about one in seven cases are diagnosed in men over 50 years.

Treatment for testicular cancer works very well and the vast majority of men are cured.

To find out more and register for a fundraising pack, visit www.cancerresearchuk.org or call your local fundraising office on 08701 602040.