The man who fell through every prostate cancer safety net
Position and education aside, like most Australian men, Tony Webber didn't have a clue that his symptoms might signal prostate cancer and the system didn't help him.
"What happened to me reminds me of how a sequence of low probability events can generate a fatal air crash," says former Qantas chief economist Tony Webber. Dominic Lorrimer
Although badly let down by all the measures designed to protect him, Tony Webber blames no one but himself for his stage IV prostate cancer.
This is the most advanced stage of the disease and he is willing to disclose the details of his case in the hope that it might enlighten other men. His disclosure comes at a time when two important initiaves are under way in prostate cancer.
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