Health
Men urged to harden up on prostate health – ABC News
Men are being urged to return to routine prostate checks following a drop in presentations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Prostate cancer diagnoses plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic because men were not getting checked, according to Professor Declan Murphy Consultant Urologist and Director of Genito-Urinary (GU) Oncology at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
Professor Murphy said men over 50 should speak to their GP about getting their PSA level checked regularly because the difference between early detection and late detection can be life altering.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide….
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