Men with prostate cancer face a lack of access to specialist NHS nurses and are often denied the latest and best drug treatments, a new report has warned. Prostate cancer patients also receive less help with controlling pain and a lower overall standard of care than patients with other major cancers such as breast cancer,…
Men who undergo lifesaving surgery to treat prostate cancer are experiencing depression and self-esteem issues which are adversely affecting their quality of life, a leading WA health professional says. Perth physiotherapist Jo Milios is among those spearheading a push for greater support for men with the disease, while at the same time working on new…
Eating tomatoes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, research suggests. Men who consume more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week reduce their risk by about 20%, according to a UK study. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, with 35,000 new cases and around 10,000 deaths in the UK…
A recently-released study shows Australian and New Zealand researchers have discovered a powerful new prostate cancer treatment regime that can reduce the spread of aggressive but apparently localised tumours by more than 40 per cent. Read more at http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2014/august-2014/15/new-prostate-treatment-prevents-cancer-spread.aspx and the summary article at Lancet Journal at http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(14)70328-6/fulltext Maori men have worse prostate cancer…
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