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For Immediate release MEDIA RELEASE: Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer in Australia, overtaking breast cancer as the country’s leading cause of cancer. That brings with it a serious mental health issue currently unaddressed by much of the medical profession. Living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer brings many men and their partnersContinue reading “MEDIA RELEASE — Rocketing prostate cancer rates a major mental health concern”

Prostate Cancer is now the most common cancer in Australia, overtaking breast cancer as the country’s leading cause of cancer. Data just released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates 24,217 Australian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, compared to 20,640 women diagnosed with breast cancer. The forecast is aContinue reading “Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer in Australia”

Right when you are trying to rationally work out what the cancer diagnosis means for you and what next steps you need to take, your body is sending out physical fear reactions. Every day, 49 Aussie men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. That’s why the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia’s Walk for Him Campaign forContinue reading “Mens Health Week: Dealing with the shock of being diagnosed with prostate cancer”

Survivorship rates for prostate cancer are very good these days. Men live longer due to advances in early detection and medical treatment options. But that’s just half the story. Compared with men in the general population, men with prostate cancer are twice as likely to experience depression and three times more likely to experience anxiety.Continue reading “It’s not enough to just treat prostate cancer”

The short answer is no, but they soon can be because now we have the means. Tens of millions of dollars are invested towards saving lives and helping more men survive prostate cancer — delivering research breakthroughs and new medicines. Treatments for prostate cancer have dramatically altered. Robot-assisted surgeries, refined methods of radiation therapy, aContinue reading “Are Australian men receiving the best care for prostate cancer from their health professionals?”

After a diagnosis of prostate cancer, up to 40% of men will experience poorer quality of life and face a heightened suicide risk. Professor Suzanne Chambers AO, one of the world’s foremost experts on the psychology of cancer, has written a powerful mental health resource in the form of a self-help book that works toContinue reading “An open letter to all prostate cancer treatment professionals for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”