Queensland men affected by prostate cancer are being urged to reach out for support today as Cancer Council launches a dedicated prostate cancer call-in day. New data shows only 20 per cent of Brisbane callers to the Helpline so far…

Part of the body’s immune system. Antibodies are proteins made by the blood in response to an invader (antigen) in the body. They help protect against viruses, bacteria and other foreign substances.

An opportunity to give something back to Cancer Council Queensland after he received support and knowledge during his own prostate cancer journey in 2009 was the catalyst for John Cartwright’s volunteering career. “I pack and dispatch orders for the mail…

Cancer-specific support programs, education and referral services to help you learn to cope with cancer….

Different treatments used when prostate cancer has returned….

A way of monitoring prostate cancer that is not causing any symptoms or problems….

Glands that lie close to the prostate and produce secretions that form part of the semen….

…fatigue benefited most from interventions aimed specifically at reducing fatigue, and cognitive behavioural therapy. What does this mean? Psychosocial interventions can be effective in reducing cancer-related fatigue across subgroups of non-metastatic breast or prostate cancer patients, irrespective of individual characteristics….

An operation to remove the entire prostate and some of the tissue around it….

A way of grading prostate cancer biopsies. A low Gleason score indicates a slow-growing cancer and a higher score indicates a faster-growing cancer.