Can exercise help prostate cancer recovery?

Exercise can help cancer recovery and equipment is simple - here is a pair of blue and black trainer shoes with a selection of dumbbell weights

Should you really exercise when you have cancer? Cancer treatment can make you feel really terrible.  You can experience pain, fatigue, depression, weight gain, muscle loss, foggy brain and lots of other side-effects.  Some days all you want to do is stay in bed, under the doona, feeling miserable. It is quite common for cancer …

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Prostate cancer testing in Australia

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Public comment period now open It’s finally here… members of the Australian public who wish to comment on the review of PSA testing guidelines can now do so. You may have some questions about this, so we have a Q&A below, as well as links to helpful information. Take me there now! I don’t need …

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Support after prostate cancer treatment

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Survey results We received 83 responses to our Supportive Care After Prostate Cancer Survey.  Thank you so much to all those men who took the time to respond – we really appreciate it.  We also received several personal responses via email, which were fantastic. For those of you who want to go straight to the …

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What happens after treatment for prostate cancer?

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Still struggling or doing well? Have you ever been diagnosed with prostate cancer?  If so, have you undergone treatment of any kind?  This article is for you. We have created a brief survey to explore how men feel about their level of support after treatment (or during long-term ongoing treatment). No two men will experience …

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Why is prostate cancer testing so confusing?

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Please note The following information should not be taken as medical advice. Prostate cancer testing in Australia Prostate cancer testing in Australia is up for review again.  The current Clinical Practice Guidelines were released in January 2016. According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia (PCFA), a key player in developing the Guidelines:- We developed the …

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