Health
Specialist prostate cancer nurse coming to Mackay – Daily Mercury
The nurse will help the 1 in 5 Mackay men expected to be diagnosed with the disease by age 85
EVERY three days, a Mackay man is diagnosed with prostate cancer.
But they will soon have access to more support as Mackay is expected to receive its first dedicated prostate cancer specialist nurse by November.
The nurse will work across cancer treatment, surgical and perioperative services at both the Mackay Base Hospital and Icon Cancer Centre to support patients from the diagnosis stage through to treatment and beyond.
The nurse is one of 24 that will be employed across Australia as pa…
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