Health
Lifestyle, chemicals and complacency may be fuelling rural Australia’s prostate problem – ABC News
When Dennis Box thinks of the men living in his small farming community, he loses count of those who have had prostate cancer.
When Dennis Box thinks of the men living in his small farming community, he loses count of those who have experienced prostate cancer, and he wonders why.
Key points:
- Prostate cancer survivors are urging more men to have regular health checks
- Rural men are more likely to die from the disease than city men
- Sexologist says surgery does not mean the end of erections
The 68-year-old grain farmer from Northampton in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt has survived Australia’s most common male cancer, something…
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