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As the House winds up for Christmas, the Prostate Cancer
Foundation NZ (PCFNZ) welcomes not just the fundraising
aspect of the Hansard Auction by ACT Leader David Seymour
with the support of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but the
opportunity it affords to remind Kiwi men that best gift
their health can receive may just be a little
prick.
The PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood test,
to be specific.
Early detection saves lives – 1 in 8
men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime, around
4000 men are diagnosed with, and 700 die of, the disease
every year.
Evidence suggests that the single most
effective, and perhaps least expensive, way to improve
prostate cancer outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand is for men
to make the time to speak to their GPs when they reach the
age of 50 (or 40 if they have a family history) and ask
about getting a PSA blood test.
“We’re absolutely
astounded where the “Arrogant Prick” auction is headed and
very grateful to David Seymour and Jacinda Ardern for their
inventive joint effort to make a difference to this,
Aotearoa New Zealand’s most commonly diagnosed cancer”
says PCFNZ Chief Executive Peter Dickens.
“Not only
will this help us provide a wide range of services such as
free counselling, nationwide support groups, online support,
crisis financial assistance, a nurse-led information service
and more, that men and their families affected by the
disease rely on from us every day, but it also gives us the
chance to remind men of how best they can protect their
health and be there for their loved ones for many holidays
to come.”
“Kiwi men deserve the chance to live their
best lives and if we could ensure that every man with
prostate cancer was diagnosed early with the help of a
simple PSA blood test, studies suggest we could reduce the
number of deaths by as much 40%. That’s 280 dads,
brothers, sons and mates every year that will have another
Christmas with their families and whānau,” says
Peter.
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