One in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
This revelation was made by Fiji Cancer Society communications officer, Grace Tuvakasiga, who said some of the risk factors were age, positive family history and ethnicity.
“At Fiji Cancer Society, we have a total of 236 men registered under our services,” she said.
“From this figure, we have 24 prostate cancer patients whilst the others are diagnosed with other types of cancer such as bowel cancer, oesophagus cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, etc.”
She said prostate cancer was rare for men before the age of 40 and chances increased after the age of 50.
“The Urology Unit at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital looks after men’s cancer and in 2019 – they had recorded 41 cases of prostate cancer and 50 cases last year.
“The Fiji Cancer Society provides non–clinical support to those diagnosed with cancer.”
