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Date Time Prostate cancer volunteers win prestigious award Three Australian volunteers who have dedicated years of their lives to supporting Australian men and families impacted by prostate cancer have been awarded Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia’s (PCFA) prestigious annual Max Gardner Award for Distinguished Service. This year’s winners were Mr Linton Blackwell of Eagle Point (Vic), Mrs Margaret Amm of Hamilton Hill (WA), and Mr Richard Harry of Mount Gambier (SA). PCFA’s Outstanding Contribution Award has also been presented posthumously to the late Mr Patrick Coughlan of Lismore (NSW). PCFA’s Chairman Adjunct A/Prof Steve Callister congratulated the award winners. ....
Premium Content LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: This National Volunteer Week (17-23 May), Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is shining a light on volunteers across the country who are making a tangible difference in the fight for a cancer-free future. Dedicated volunteers run more than 130 prostate cancer support groups around Australia, helping thousands of men and their partners through what is often, the most challenging experience of their life. In addition, thousands of fundraisers volunteer their time every day to help us fund lifesaving research into more effective treatment options, to ultimately save lives. Volunteers are the heart and soul of our charity and are the reason that survival rates continue to improve for Aussie men impacted by prostate cancer. ....
Men face an unacceptable 24 per cent higher risk than average of dying from prostate cancer in some regions around Australia, a damning new online calculator has revealed. The STARGATE tool developed by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia shows men s fear of going to the doctor and poor access to health services in rural areas is a killer. Men living in the Queensland Outback, Ballarat, and Darwin face the highest death rates from the cancer which kills nine men every day in Australia. The area with the lowest rate five year survival rate of 75.7 is Ballarat in Victoria.
While men living in the Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury area of Sydney enjoy the highest five-year survival rate of 90.6 after being diagnosed with the cancer. ....
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