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Even though my dad died of prostate cancer I didn't twig that i was at risk

Herald Sun: Saturday 12/07/2008

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8th National Prostate Cancer Symposium

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Installation of telerobotic surgery

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Forbes - Men, Cancer, & Hope

For decades, prostate cancer was the silent scourge of men, neglected by scientists. Now a research revolution is yielding a potent new arsenal of weapons to quell this killer.  ...more

Prostate Cancer Awareness – The Importance of Early Diagnosis

A Contemporary View - Myths and Reality 2003

Prostate cancer is the number one male cancer in Australia. It is the second commonest cancer death in men in this country. In the year 2000 there were approximately 2,700 deaths from prostate cancer and 12,000 cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed. This means that prostate cancer is equivalent in incidence and mortality to breast cancer. It is astonishing that there is such a low level of awareness of prostate cancer in the Australian community compared with the awareness of breast cancer and such a difference in attitude to testing for breast cancer compared to prostate cancer testing.

The clinical comparison between Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer is startling. However there has been an almost nihilistic approach to Prostate Cancer, the view being that Prostate cancer is an old man’s disease – every man has it, and treatment is worse than the disease.

This article is a contemporary view demonstrating the lethality of prostate cancer, the importance of early diagnosis using PSA testing and need for increasing awareness in the community is highlighted.  ...more

Prostate Cancer Community Awareness

Prostate cancer is the number one male cancer in Australia. It is the second commonest cancer death in men in this country. In the year 2000 there were approximately 2,700 deaths from prostate cancer and 12,000 cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed. This means that prostate cancer is equivalent in incidence and mortality to breast cancer. It is astonishing that there is such a low level of awareness of prostate cancer in the Australian community compared with the awareness of breast cancer and such a difference in attitude to testing for breast cancer compared to prostate cancer testing.  ...more