Councillors in Huntingdonshire have been backing Prostate Cancer UK’s campaign to support men with prostate cancer and raise awareness of the condition.

According to Prostate Cancer UK, more than 420,000 men across England are living with or after prostate cancer - and one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

Some men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer can suffer from incontinence or bowel problems as a side effect - however, this issue is often unknown.

There are often no facilities to dispose of incontinence products in men's toilets, with this frequently leading to embarrassing situations or limiting men's quality of life - with many men feeling anxious to leave the house because of this.

Prostate Cancer UK has been leading a campaign called Boys need Bins, calling for sanitary bins to be placed in men's toilets across the country - with businesses and councils across the country and district installing sanitary bins.

One of the youngest district councillors in the country, Cllr Nathan Hunt (Huntingdon East, Lib Dem) has been backing the campaign - including successfully getting HDC to place sanitary bins in men's toilets at its One Leisure sites.

Cllr Hunt said: “I’m really pleased that businesses and places across the district and the whole country are backing this campaign.

"Getting sanitary bins is a small and inexpensive action that can make a life changing difference to those suffering from prostate cancer and incontinence, and helps make all places more accessible.

"The campaign has shone a light on something people don't normally think about, and the response has been brilliant. It shows how important it is for us all to speak openly about our health and help do the right thing."

As part of the campaign Prostate Cancer UK have been asking for the law to be updated to provide access to at least one sanitary bin in every men's toilet. For more information on the campaign, and prostate cancer in general, visit www.prostatecanceruk.org