Peach fuzz, chin curtains, muttonchops and other types of facial hair will be growing on the faces of more than 157,000 men nationwide starting Tuesday.

Movember is a movement where men grow out their beards and mustaches to promote male health and raise awareness for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.

“The mustache starts the conversation about men's health,” said Shanetta McDonald, public relations manager for the Movember Foundation. “It piques their interest. They want to know more about their health and take action.”

Kiran Rajasenan, a medical oncologist at UPMC CancerCenter, Passavant-Cranberry, said awareness for men's health has “improved immensely” over the past two decades.

He also said the amount of men with facial hair around fall has increased in his office.

“More people will now routinely get their PSA's (prostate-specific antigen) whereas if you go back two decades ago, there was at least some hesitancy in the population,” he said. “The same goes with testicular cancer and breast cancer as well.”

He said he credits social media for the spread in awareness.

“It helps raise awareness for Movember along with other things the American Cancer Society and other agencies do,” Rajasenan said. “Media is helping to get this out.”

While prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men aside from skin cancer, it can often be treated successfully, according to the American Cancer Society.

More than 2 million men in the U.S. can call themselves prostate cancer survivors.

The ACS also estimates that 180,890 new cases of prostate cancer and 26,120 deaths from prostate cancer in 2016.

Rajasenan said people should talk to their primary care physician regarding prostate-specific antigens and digital rectal examinations.

While testicular cancer is “not common,” the ACS states the incidence rate has been increasing in the U.S. for several decades.

It estimates about 8,720 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed and about 380 men will die of it in 2016.

Rajasenan said men should test themselves once a month for testicular cancer in a similar manner women test themselves for breast cancer.

He also said ways men can lessen their risk for either cancer include eating healthier and exercising.

Although the Movember movement started in Australia in 2003, it has become a worldwide phenomenon with 21 countries participating.

Over $710 million has been raised since then and has helped fund more than 1,200 men's health projects, according to the Movember Foundation's website.

McDonald said more than $15 million was raised last year in the U.S.

“Every year, we have new and returning participants,” she said.

More information on Movember can be found at us.movember.com.