Obama claims US cancer patients now get better insurance deal

THE WHITE HOUSE: Health reforms in the US give prostate cancer patients a better insurance deal, US President Barack Obama claims in his statement launching the Blue September awareness month. READ MORE> The health care reforms included in the landmark Affordable Care Act also address specific needs of individuals fighting cancer, including removing annual and [...]

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‘Bum crack’ contest aims to raise prostate cancer awareness in NZ

PROSTABLOG:  This is a joke, right – a NZ contest will be launched this week to rate men’s bum cracks as part of this year’s Blue September prostate cancer awareness campaign? Am I being prudish, or will this seriously help persuade a man to go to his GP and ask for a prostate cancer checkup…that [...]

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If you’re confused about prostate awareness “-embers”, this will help

PROSTABLOG NZ: Moustaches or blue paint? What works best when it comes to helping prostate cancer patients?

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Chathams women take hard line with their men over prostate cancer awareness

WHITIREIA journalism student CARL SUURMOND went to the Chatham Islands with the Prostate Cancer Foundation last weekend. Here’s his first report (see below for his SLIDE SHOW): PROSTABLOG NZ: The men of the Chatham Islands are a tough  breed of fishermen and farmers whose work environments have shaped their hardwearing demeanour – but it’s the [...]

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Prostate death crosses get Wellington people’s attention – well, most of them

PROSTABLOG NZ: It’s a powerful way to get the message about prostate cancer death across to people – 600 blue crosses laid out on the forecourt of the country’s national museum.

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BLUE FRIDAY: Blue crosses for Te Papa to commemorate how many die of prostate cancer in NZ each year

PROSTABLOG NZ: Some 600 blue crosses will be positioned at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington this Friday at Te Papa Museum to remember the 600 men who die every year of prostate cancer.

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Tractor man reaches Dunedin on South Island trek to raise funds for prostate cancer

PROSTABLOG NZ: Brian Sargent has now reached Dunedin in his NZ prostate Cancer Foundation fund-raising tractor trek aground the South Island.

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President Obama’s prostate cancer awareness backing helps build awareness

US PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: Proclamations like President Obama’s will help the US Prostate Cancer Foundation build awareness and support for finding better treatments and cures for prostate cancer.

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Porirua gets the prostate awareness message from one of NZ’s best-known PC survivors

PROSTABLOG NZ: Former All Black captain Buck Shelford took the message about being checked for prostate cancer to a gathering of builders, customers and staff at Porirua Placemakers early today.

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Local news media in Wellington give Blue September dawn walk some coverage

THE WELLINGTONIAN: A story and picture reporting Sunday’s Blue September dawn walk appear in today’s edition of one of the Wellington city community newspapers, The Wellingtonian. Big thanks to editor Joseph Romanos.

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