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It’s important for men to have regular check-ups to reduce their risk of preventable disease. Also, when conditions are caught early, they can often be easily treatable. Our services for men include: Sexual health, prostate cancer check, cardiovascular health, reproductive health. 
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prostate cancer

What is prostate cancer?

Prostate cancer develops when abnormal cells in the prostate gland in an uncontrolled way, forming a malignant tumour.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men in Australia and the third most common cause of cancer death. One in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer by the age of 85. It is more common in older men, with over 63% of cases diagnosed in men over 65 years of age.

Early (localised) prostate cancer refers to cancer cells that have grown but do not appear to have spread beyond the prostate.

There are two stages of advanced prostate cancer:

  • Locally advanced prostate cancer where the cancer has spread outside the prostate to nearby parts of the body or glands close to the prostate
  • Metastatic prostate cancer where the cancer has spread to distant parts of the body.

The five year survival rate for prostate cancer is 95%.

Prostate cancer symptoms
Early prostate cancer usually does not cause symptoms
Diagnosis of prostate cancer

If your doctor suspects you may have prostate cancer, you may have one or more of the following tests: 

PSA blood test

A prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test measures the PSA levels, the proteins made by both normal and cancerous prostate cells. Because PSA levels can be variable, it is common for your doctor to use results from more than one blood test, over time, to help determine your risk of prostate cancer.

Some men with prostate cancer have normal PSA levels, and only one in three men with an elevated PSA level has cancer. As it is not a definitive test, a PSA test is normally used with other tests to diagnose prostate cancer.

There is a lot of confusion around PSA testing. Click here for more information.

Digital rectal examination
Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) is no longer recommended as a routine test for men who do not have symptoms of prostate cancer. As not all prostate cancers produce high levels of PSA, it may still be used to check the prostate before doing a biopsy.
Biopsy
A biopsy removes small pieces of tissue from different parts of the prostate with the aid of a rectal ultrasound, for examination under microscope. It is used to detect the disease and determine its aggressiveness (the Gleason score of 1-5 is added from two samples to form a score out of 10; low scores of 6 or less, indicate slow growing disease).
Further tests

If cancer is detected in your prostate, you may have other tests such as MRI, CT or bone scans to see if the disease is contained to the prostate or to help with management and treatment options.

After a diagnosis of prostate cancer  

After finding out you have prostate cancer, you may feel shocked, upset, anxious or confused. These are normal responses. Talk about your treatment options with your doctor, family and friends. Ask questions and seek as much information as you need. It is up to you as to how involved you want to be in making decisions about your treatment.
Learn more about best prostate cancer care:
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Your guide to best prostate cancer care
Your guide to best cancer care offers cancer specific guides describing the high-quality care you should expect at every stage of your treatment and beyond.
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From <https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/prostate-cancer>

Preventing prostate cancer
There are no proven measures to prevent prostate cancer.
Prognosis for prostate cancer

It is not possible for a doctor to predict the exact course of a disease, as it will depend on each person's individual circumstances. However, your doctor may give you a prognosis, the likely outcome of the disease, based on the type of prostate cancer you have, the test results, the rate of tumour growth, as well as your age, fitness and medical history.

Prostate cancer often grows slowly and even more aggressive types tend to grow more slowly than other types of cancer. If diagnosed early, prostate cancer has one of the highest five year survival rates. 

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