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03 Jul 2008
More education is needed to raise awareness of prostate health among the older male population, the Prostate Cancer Research Centre has urged.
Liz Adlem, a spokesperson for the centre, who sadly lost her husband to prostate cancer a year ago, said: "I don't think there is, and there hasn't really been, enough coverage. We could certainly do with a lot more."
She emphasised that while "it is very difficult" to persuade older men to confront prostate cancer and visit a physician, it could significantly increase their chances of survival.
Research shows that prostate cancer very much remains a male taboo and receives much less media coverage than breast cancer despite it being of equal severity.
Studies have demonstrated that although chances of survival are better than they were 30 years ago, if it is not caught early these chances are severely reduced.
Consultant urological surgeon Prokar Dasgupta, added: "Men are learning more than their fathers or their grandfathers did about the prostate, the diseases that can affect it and, in particular, prostate cancer."
A man whose father or grandfather was affected by prostate cancer is twice as likely to develop the disease, statistics show.
The European Association of Urology has announced that Urology Week will be from September 15th to 19th this year, which aims to promote prostate screening and health.
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