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Pages tagged "Male cancer"


Perth prostate cancer survivor creates film of hope

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · July 03, 2019 7:37 AM · 1 reaction

A Perth man who was diagnosed prostate cancer took the brave decision to turn his experience into a short film to help other men.

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Bowel cancer: time to screen 40-something men?

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · June 05, 2019 4:27 AM

Bowel Cancer Australia has called for the starting age for bowel cancer screening in Australia to be lowered from 50 to 45.

 

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New study to probe social supports for men living with prostate cancer

Posted on Latest News by Kim Trengove · May 27, 2019 3:27 PM

Researchers at La Trobe in Melbourne are calling for men living with prostate cancer to take part in a new study looking into the social support they may have experienced  following their cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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‘If I Were Tom’ uses technology to untangle prostate cancer treatment options

Posted on Latest News by Kim Trengove · April 26, 2019 9:05 AM

Tom is a man in his early 70s who has received a prostate cancer diagnosis. He freaks out. This was not in the plan, how could it be, what’s going to happen?

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New data: 10 surprising facts about men’s health in Australia

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · April 01, 2019 5:29 AM

The Australian Institute Of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has published its latest reports on the health of Australian males and females. The reports confirm that men die younger than women, experience a greater burden of disease and are more likely to die from potentially avoidable causes. 

Here we present 10 surprising facts about men's health drawn from the AIHW's research. Copies to the full reports are provided at the bottom of the page.

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When prostate cancer joins you in the bedroom

Posted on Latest News by Kim Trengove · February 28, 2019 1:25 PM

While prostate cancer detection and treatments have significantly improved survival rates for men (95% after five years) the impact on their sexual and mental health can have serious consequences.

Erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, penile shrinkage, fatigue, lack of desire and changes to body image are some of the key challenges men with prostate cancer experience.

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Australian Men Twice As Likely To Get Cancer

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · September 18, 2018 9:46 AM

Australian Men are twice as likely to get cancer as the rest of the world according to new data from the World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Men in Australia have a 1 in 2 chance of getting cancer before the age of 75 (compared to less that 1 in 4 worldwide). For Australian women the chances of getting cancer are 1 in 3.

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