Blokes to benefit from specialist prostate cancer nurse – Bundaberg Now - Bundaberg Now

A new Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse based at Bundaberg and Hervey Bay Hospital Cancer Care Centres will offer local men with prostate cancer specialised support.

New nurse Diana Schulz is part of Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia’s (PCFA) Specialist Nursing Service, working with Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service teams and the community to improve outcomes for men impacted by the disease.

Ms Schulz said she was honoured to be appointed as the Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse in the Wide Bay region to support local men impacted by the disease.

WBHHS Clinical Director of Cancer Care Dr Hayden Christie said about 360 men in the Wide Bay region were diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, and many of them would need ongoing care and support in the days and months after treatment.

“Of concern to the growing burden of prostate cancer on the Australian community, men with a family history of prostate cancer have double the risk of being diagnosed, and men in regional and rural areas of Australia face a 24 per cent higher risk of death,” Professor Dunn said.

“This commitment from Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service will vastly improve the support available to local men and families impacted by the disease, giving men much greater confidence that they can navigate the challenges of prostate cancer with all the support they need.”.