Prostate Cancer Support Groups – What are they good for?
Prostate Cancer Support Groups can be very helpful for men (and their partners) who face a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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Spreading the NAVIGATE word
We spread the word about the NAVIGATE prostate cancer trial at Government House this afternoon.
Read moreIs your partner interested in sex?
If you’ve had treatment for prostate cancer, you probably know it can be hard to get hard (or stay hard). Assuming that you want to have sex, what do you do if your partner isn’t interested? If your partner is female, perhaps her reluctance has something to do with menopause.
Read moreVolunteer Awards 2019 – A win for NAVIGATE
Victorian Public Health Volunteer Awards An exciting event happened last Friday afternoon at the MCG. I was sitting in the Members’ Dining Room with 250 other volunteers and their families. It was wet and windy outside as the Victorian Minister for Health, Jenny Mikakos, presented the 2019 Local Health Volunteer Awards. Outstanding Achievement by a Volunteer: Improving Public Healthcare The […]
Read moreWhat about my partner?
What is the partner’s experience after a man undergoes prostate cancer treatment? A new webinar featuring Victoria Cullen and Fiona White discusses the nitty gritty of sex and intimacy from a partner’s perspective.
Read moreWebinar: Adjusting to the new normal
Alan White will be the guest on a free webinar about life after prostate cancer surgery.
Read moreImproved Patient Experience for Men with Prostate Cancer
The Patient Experience It’s great to notice improvements in healthcare and medicine – new techniques, new equipment, new medications, in particular for prostate cancer. It’s especially wonderful to see changes that focus on the patient and the “patient experience”. Talk about “your healthcare team” has been around for quite a while. Unfortunately, often it has only been talk for many […]
Read moreAMHF 2018 National Men’s Health Gathering
2018 National Men’s Health Gathering Navigate Decision Aid Presentation I felt privileged to present on behalf of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre at the Australian Men’s Health Forum (AMHF) 2018 National Men’s Health Gathering in Parramatta earlier this week. The presentation was about the clinical trial currently running for the Navigate Decision Aid for men diagnosed with low risk prostate cancer. […]
Read moreMore money for prostate cancer research
Funding boost from Federal Government Last Thursday, I was invited by Movember to attend a joint announcement of increased funding by the Australian Federal Government and Movember Foundation. $12m for research Funding of $12m has been committed to fund a new prostate cancer research alliance over the next four years. Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, and Movember’s Executive Director of Programs, […]
Read moreClinical trial up and running for Navigate
Recently diagnosed with low risk prostate cancer? Or know someone who has been? Peter Mac Cancer Centre is running this trial, in conjunction with Swinburne University of Technology. Men with low risk prostate cancer, and their partners, are needed to take part in the study which is assessing Navigate, a new online tool designed to help navigate their treatment. For […]
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