Channel 9 (Sydney) National Nine News - 29/07/2010 - 06:25 PM, Peter Overton
Footy Show star, Daryl Broman will undergo surgery next week for prostate cancer. He is confident of beating the disease after early detection as a result of a regular check up.

Launceston Examiner, Wednesday 28/7/2010, Page: 26

Food, fun and fiend-raising LAUNCESTON restaurants have their tables set and their wine glasses polished in anticipation of an innovative fund-raising initiative heading to Tasmania, Table4Ten. "As a dinner host you invite nine guests to join you for dinner at one of our exclusive restaurants or venues at a cost of $195 a head, and the restaurant participates by donating all profit from the dinner party to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,"Table4Ten committee chairman Darren Alexander said. "The evening doesn't stop at the restaurant, with guests being whisked away after dinner to a secret after party venue for post dinner champagne, cocktails, music and fund-raising opportunities." The Launceston event will be held on September 1 with a restaurant allocation evening on August 2. For more information visit www.t4t.com.au


Coffs Coast Advocate, Monday 26/7/2010, Page: 7
So much 'mo' than a frivolous road trip
By Rue Davis

WHEN Ray All's father, Mirghani, was diagnosed with prostate cancer five years ago, he knew very little about the disease. Now, after the tragic passing of his father, Ray and his friends are determined to make sure men's health issues are brought into the spotlight. On Friday, Ray and nine of his mates will embark on a charity road trip, `Mo Splendour - Men's Health Trip', up the east coast of Australia to raise awareness and funds for men's health. Beginning in Canberra, the boys will stop in Coffs Harbour on their way to the Splendour in the Grass music festival in Woodford, Queensland on August 28.

At each the stop the Mo Splendour group will become walking, talking billboards promoting awareness about men's health and raising funds for the Movember Foundation, their men's health partner the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, and Beyond Blue.

After his father's death, 22-year old Ray was determined that it would not be an end but a new beginning. Earlier this year Ray's mates convinced him to join them on a road trip to the upcoming Splendour in the Grass music festival. "All the lads sat down together a few days later to hang out and discuss travel plans for Splendour," Dylan King, another member of the group, said. "During the conversation Ray's dad's battle with prostate cancer came up and it became apparent how much, as young men, we had become dissociated from our own health issues. "We realised that instead of just taking a frivolous holiday to Queensland, we could use the time off from our busy work and study schedules to do something positive for Ray and the wider community."

This was the genesis for the `Mo Splendour - Men's Health Road Trip'.

The group then got in touch with the Movember Foundation to tell them about the concept. They liked the idea and with the blessing of the Movember Foundation the group is now ready to head off.

The Men's Health Road Trip will demonstrate that an enjoyable, everyday task, such as a point A to point B road trip, can be more than a fun excursion. As it is linked with an essentially practical activity, the trip will demonstrate that we can all have an everyday engagement in important men's health issues, both inside and outside of the month of Movember. Anyone who is interested in donating or finding out more about the Mo Splendour Men's Health Road Trip can visit the website www.mosplendour.com, which will be updated throughout the trip with photos, blogs and video.


North Shore Times, Friday 23/7/2010, Page: 35

ROGER Climpson used to need a strong scotch before he could sit down and watch anyone else read the news on TV. The much-loved former voice of Channel Seven, Nine and 2GB can read all the backstage dramas from merely the raise of an eyebrow or curl of a lip. He is more relaxed about watching the news now that he is long into retirement, but still gets annoyed by crooked ties, wrinkled collars or women who put more focus on clothes than presentation. At 78, the man who has survived prostate cancer is still lending his voice to film and TV, completed a documentary last year to raise awareness of the disease and another to heighten knowledge of Rotary, of which he is a long-time member.

This month, Rotary presented the former newsreader with a meritorious service award for his commitment. But he acknowledges he is lucky to be alive to have enjoyed the moment, with about 3000 Australian men killed by prostate cancer each year.

When Mr Climpson, of Lane Cove, was diagnosed in 1994, he said he "had never seen the sun disappear so quickly". "It was very devastating. I was at Seven and reading the news when I saw a specialist in Hornsby. "He presented me with all these options and told me to go home and discuss them with my wife and tell him what I wanted to do. "In my mind a specialist was supposed to tell me what to do." Treatment options included surgery, radiotherapy, wait-and-see or
"quack-like herbs-."Knowledge of prostate cancer was so little and varied, you were left to set up your own lottery, buy your own ticket and see if you won,- Mr Climpson said. "I opted for a radical prostatectomy (removal of the gland). It took so long to recover that I never got back to reading the news."

Talking about his operation at a Rotary meeting one day, when the scheduled speaker failed to show, sparked interest from colleagues and a foundation to raise funds for prostate cancer research was born."It bumped along and gradually we got other people interested. And over 10 years we went from a battling organisation to something giving away tens of millions of dollars in research grants," he said, noting the annual Movember fundraiser had been a huge success.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is extending into New Zealand and Mr Climpson is on a mission to get more men talking about their prostate. "The crux of the matter is men do not like to talk about their health problems," he said. "Big boys don't cry."

The DVD What in the world is Rotary is available from Rotary clubs. Information on prostate cancer, including the documentary featuring Mr Climpson, is available from the foundation. See prostate.org.au.


Australian Financial Review, Thursday 22/7/2010, Page: 58

'Prostate cancer nurses needed' by Jill Margo
The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia has released a report outlining how government funding can help provide greater co-ordination of care, and more equitable access to support and treat Australian men, who suffer from prostate cancer. One of the proposals includes having dedicated prostate cancer care nurses. © Media Monitors Pty Ltd 2010


Gold Coast Mail, Thursday 15/7/2010, Page: 4 - Conference to teach men prostate health By ZOE HANCOCK

BURLEIGH resident and prostate cancer survivor John Cummins has urged men to stand up and be counted. "It is only a blood test yet guys are not getting it done and some doctors are not doing the tests when asked," Mr Cummins said. Three days into his retirement and ready to leave on a trip around Australia, Mr Cummins, who spoke at a launch for an international
conference this week, was told he may have prostate cancer.

Men can suffer symptoms such as frequent urination, difficulty starting to urinate and erection problems but Mr Cummins said he did not have any symptoms. "Since I was 50 I have had annual check-ups with my doctors and that has always included a prostate check," he said. When Mr Cummin's prostate was removed, it was 17 per cent cancerous and an average cancerous prostate is about four per cent. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia will hold an international conference on the Gold Coast to educate Queensland men about prostate health.  Chief executive officer Andrew Giles said survivors will join medical specialists, urologists, public health researchers and health promotion advocates from across the world to discuss the latest approaches to prostate cancer.

The conference will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from Friday, August 6, to Sunday, August 8. To register visit www.prostate.org.au, email conference@prostate.org.au.


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Australian Financial Review, Thursday 8/7/2010, Page: 58, Jill Margo
The Australian Cancer Network and the Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration have developed a guidebook for men diagnosed with prostate cancer, Advanced Prostate Cancer, a Guide for Men and their Families. The team creating the guidebook was led by Carole Pinnock of Adelaide's Repatriation General Hospital. Free Copies are available from the Cancer Council, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, and Andrology Australia. © Media Monitors Pty Ltd 2010