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Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis has prompted many men to get a health check.

Prostate cancer can strike at any age. This is what to look out for during every decade

Prostate cancer is one of the most common diseases to affect men and the risk jumps with each decade of life. These are the red flags you need to be aware of.

  • Nick Harding

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Joe Biden in January.

Biden did not get a prostate cancer blood test for more than a decade

The former US president – who at age 82 has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of the disease – had not done a PSA test since 2014.

  • Gram Slattery and Nandita Bose
Doctors dismissed Brendan Moynihan as too young to have a “seroius” health issue.

Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’: What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer

Since 1990, cancer in people aged 18 to 49 has increased by 80 per cent worldwide. But why?

  • Sarah Berry
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia

What’s in a name? The push to rebrand the most common type of cancer

A team of experts are weighing up whether low-risk prostate cancer cases should be renamed to reduce anxiety and unnecessary treatment.

  • Henrietta Cook

What is the prostate and why is it so prone to problems?

From trouble with the waterworks to deadly cancer, the prostate seems to attract trouble for men. Why? And what’s to be done about it?

  • Liam Mannix
Heidi Wehbe, who is battling stage four bowel cancer, with her three sons, Anthony 19, Steve 17, and Daniel 15. She has been part of a new targeted treatment trial that has seen her cancer reduce from 90 to 10 percent.

World-first initiative brings hope for ‘death sentence’ patients

More than 20,000 Australians with cancer will have their DNA sequence mapped, allowing them access to previously unattainable life-saving treatment.

  • Laura Banks
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Laurie Cox, AO, founding father of the Australia Securities Exchange, was at the forefront of both business and health.

‘A man of great integrity’: ASX founding father Laurie Cox, AO, dies aged 84

Three decades after he helped prop up the local bourse with other major stock exchanges, Laurie Cox has died, but not before making his mark in cancer treatment.

  • Millie Muroi

Can more veggies save your prostate? 96 per cent of men don’t eat enough

Research has shown the benefits of a plant-based diet in slowing the progression of prostate cancer.

  • Paula Goodyer
New research has confirmed some melanoma’s will never cause an issue, reiterating the growing issue of cancer overdiagnosis.

New research confirms some melanomas may be harmless - but which ones?

The research backs up previous findings that cancer screening programs are saving lives, but are also causing some people to receive invasive treatments they do not need.

  • Stuart Layt
John Boland (pictured with wife Marg) has beaten back prostate cancer, but knows others can’t afford to.

John wants cancer care gap closed so he can see his granddaughter turn 21

A prostate cancer advocacy group is calling for more affordable treatments so sufferers aren’t priced out of a cure.

  • Stuart Layt

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/prostate-cancer-1msn