‘Life can go on’: Sam Newman takes to sea as Rule Prostate Cancer charity ambassador

Sixteen years after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, Sam Newman is setting out to raise awareness of and funds for cancer research from the deck of his 66-foot boat.

Sam Newman is taking to the high seas in the name of cancer research.

Newman was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008 and underwent surgery and treatment.

Sixteen years on, he is taking on an ambassadorial role with the Rule Prostate Cancer charity and will raise awareness of, and funds for research into, prostate cancer as he sails his 66-foot boat, Angst, from Queenscliff to the Whitsunday Islands and back. He will be joined on the trip by Sue Stanley and his former manager Greg Numa. He casts off just after dawn on Monday.

“If you get prostate cancer, life can go on,” Newman said.

“Sixteen years ago I got it and I am turning 80 next year, so it shows it does not have to be an inhibiting factor in your life if you get it.”

Sam Newman is taking to the high seas in the name of cancer research. Picture: David Caird

Newman is going to film the trip and is in discussions with Eddie McGuire’s JAM TV for a possible documentary.

A RULE prostate cancer testing station will be set up at various locations along Newman’s journey.

“We are very grateful Sam will be an ambassador for RULE prostate cancer and bring attention to the importance of early testing,” RULE CEO Mark Harrison said.