MEN – HEALTH AND HYGIENE – AUSTRALIA

‘King Charles effect’: Aussie prostate checks surge

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Original article by Adella Beaini
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 30-Jan-24

The Urological Society of Australia & New Zealand’s vice-president Damien Bolton has welcomed the decision by King Charles III to publicly disclose his treatment for an enlarged prostate. He says the news has had an immediate impact in Australia, with a sharp increase in the number of men seeking to have their prostate checked. Professor Bolton notes that men have traditionally been reluctant to speak about prostate issues and surgery, but the King’s announcement is ‘normalising’ the conversation about this health issue. He adds that prostate checks will save many lives in the long-run.

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UROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

New advice on prostate tests

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Original article by Cathy O’Leary
The West Australian – Page: 13 : 5-Dec-14

It is estimated that about 22,000 men in Australia are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Around 20 per cent of men in the 45-74 age group undergo a prostate specific antigen test each year, but guidelines released by an expert advisory panel on 4 December 2014 suggest that these tests be restricted to the 50+ age group. There are doubts about the effectiveness of this test, and some experts are concerned that it can cause medical complications

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CANCER COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

A simple test may have saved his life

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Original article by Jill Margo
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 42 : 16-Jul-14

Kim Lee developed bowel cancer and died from it, but may have had the growth removed in time if it had been diagnosed earlier. Australians aged 50, 55, 60 and 65 are being sent test kits in the mail that require them to return two stool samples for analysis. If blood is present, further tests are advised. Only a third of the tests are actually used by the recipients. If diagnosed early, the survival rate for this type of cancer is 90%, and there are 15,000 cases each year

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BOWEL CANCER AUSTRALIA