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Darren Chester urges men to prioritise health and support prostate cancer awareness advocacy
Darren Chester urges men to prioritise health after meeting advocate Moss Mahony, highlighting rural prostate cancer risks and advocating for free annual PSA tests to improve early detection and outcomes.
Men are being urged to take more individual responsibility for their health by local MP Darren Chester after he met with a local health advocate. Mr Chester said he enjoyed catching up with leading men's health advocate Moss Mahony and learning more about his exceptional work in the community to promote prostate cancer awareness.
Darren Chester appreciated meeting men's health advocate Moss Mahony to discuss his impactful community work promoting prostate cancer awareness and early detection
Prioritising men's health
Mr Chester said, "It was a bit of a wake-up call for me. Moss told me that men living in regional or rural areas like Gippsland have a 24% higher risk of dying of prostate cancer compared to blokes in the city, and the big issue is a failure to get tested."
"We need more men taking up the opportunity to have a PSA test, and Moss is advocating for a change in regulations at a national level to make annual tests free of charge - the current system only supports a free test every second year. Establishing a register that reminds men that it's time for an annual PSA test would save the health budget in the longer term because any issues would be detected earlier and require less expensive medical intervention."
"In the meantime, Moss and the Prostate Cancer Support Group are providing practical and valuable advice to locals, but it begins with men booking in for a check-up and getting tests done in a timely manner," Mr Chester said.
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