Shelby and Utica Residents and Medical Personnel to Participate in MIU Run for the Ribbon

Doctors from the Michigan Institute of Urology offices in Shelby Township and Utica will join more than 1,600 men and their families on Father's Day for the MIU Men's Health Foundation's MIU Run for the Ribbon at the Detroit Zoo.

The goal of the run is to promote the awareness, education, research and treatment of prostate cancer and men’s health related issues in Southeastern Michigan, according to organizers.

Prostate cancer is the most common type of non-skin cancer found in American men, affecting one in six, and is the second leading cause of death, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), organizers stated. 

Although the more than 29,000 men will lose their fight with the disease, it is estimated that there are more than 2 million men who are prostate cancer survivors, either diagnosed and treated or living with the disease. 

“The MIU Run for the Ribbon is an event about survivorship, supporting men with education and research for treatment to continue growing the number of people who can call themselves survivors,” said Michael Lutz, M.D., board member of the MIU Men’s Health Foundation and urologist with Michigan Institute of Urology, in a release. “This year, we are growing a sense of solidarity with our Prostate Cancer Survivor Team of men and their families who have chosen to know about their health, ‘fight like a man’ for it and are winning. It’s one way we can honor them for their hard work and courage.” 

The Prostate Cancer Survivor Team is new this year, and is a way to honor men who are winning or have won the battle against prostate cancer. It is open to any prostate cancer survivor who can sign up to raise funds for the team.

Among the participants will be Jerry Rumph, 58, of Shelby Township. According to a release he never was a firm believer in going to the doctor.

After his wife recommended he go to the doctor for anxiety he was suffering over the buyout of his employer, he reluctantly agreed. Now, he's glad he did. That appointment led to the early detection of prostate cancer and saved his life, according to a release.

For more information, or to register, visit www.miurunfortheribbon.org.