One of Australia’s Biggest Killers That Affects You – 20 Facts #GetChecked

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is asking Australia to get involved and help create awareness and raise the much-needed funds to help in the fight against prostate cancer.

Do you know someone that has had, or has Prostate Cancer? Have you been checked?

Here are 20 facts you might not have known about Prostate Cancer that could save your life.

1. Prostate cancer kills 43 men every hour.
2. Over 1.25 million men will be diagnosed in 2018, globally.
3. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men.
4. By 2030 there’ll be 1.7 million men living with prostate cancer
5. In Australia, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men
6. More than 3,000 men die of prostate cancer in Australia every year
7. More men die of prostate cancer than women die of breast cancer
8. A non-smoking man is more likely to develop prostate cancer than he is to develop colon, bladder, melanoma, lymphoma and kidney cancers combined.
9. As men increase in age, their risk of developing prostate cancer increases exponentially.
10. About 6 in 10 cases are found in men over the age of 65
11. Although prostate cancer can’t be inherited, a man can inherit genes that can increase the risk.
12. Men with relatives with a history of prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop the disease.
13. If the cancer is caught in its earliest stages, most men will not experience any symptoms.
14. Prostate cancer is 100% treatable if detected
15. The risk of getting prostate cancer by the age of 75, is 1 in 7 men.
16. The risk of getting prostate cancer the age of 85, increases to 1 in 5.
17. There is some evidence to suggest that eating a lot of processed meat or food that is high in fat can increase the risk of developing prostate cancer.
18. There is evidence to show that environment and lifestyle can affect the risk of developing prostate cancer.
19. In the early stages, there may be no symptoms.
20. It is estimated that over 350,000 men will die from prostate cancer globally this year.

If you haven’t been checked, book in to see your GP as soon as you can.

Visit :  http://pcfa.org.au/getchecked/ for more information.