Chris Myers joins effort to raise awareness for prostate cancer

Texans center Chris Myers is one of the many athletes and celebrities who are trying to join the Blue Cure Foundation in raising awareness for prostate cancer.

One of the goals is to get 100,000 names on a petition at WhiteHouseBlue.org by Friday to light the White House blue for a day in September, which is prostate cancer awareness month.

“A lot of people have been tweeting it and trying to bring some attention to it,” Myers said about the petition that also can be found at the Blue Cure Foundation website. “The overall goal is to raise awareness, and the petition is the biggest thing right now.

“Obviously, we want to get the White House lit for that one day, but the overall goal is to raise awareness, not only just for prostate cancer, but for men’s – and women’s — health in general.”

For the last three years, Myers has supported the Houston-based Blue Cure Foundation and Gabe Canales, the founder and president, including hosting a fundraiser last month.

“Anything I can do to help out Gabe, I’ll do,” Myers said. “When I first met Gabe, he had just quit his day job to start this organization. It was an eye-opener for me. I always thought prostate cancer was something you dealt with later on in life, but that’s not the case.

“I’ve wanted to do as much as I can to help raise awareness. I’ve had a tremendous response from people I know and don’t know who’ve had to deal with prostate cancer. This does make a difference in the lives of a lot of people.”

Myers asked that you please help spread the word about the petition as well as awareness for prostate cancer.

1 in 6 American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Early detection saves lives. Let's light the #WhiteHouseBlue http://t.co/WVjA77zEL5

— Chris Myers (@CMyers55) June 20, 2014

(chron.com)