Prostate Cancer
Southern DHB promises quick response to cancer delay problem
The Southern District Health Board says it will move as fast as it can to improve poor care for patients needing prostate cancer and other treatment. RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown tells us the… Audio
Southern DHB wait times 'completely unacceptable', CEO says
Eleven men have waited too long for prostate cancer surgery at Dunedin Hospital with four waiting more than 100 days and one waiting 191 days for an operation, the Southern DHB's CEO says. Video, Audio
Southern DHB to implement all recommendations in scathing review
Southern DHB's chief executive agrees with a highly critical report into its urology department, saying patient health and wellbeing has been put at risk. Audio
Southern DHB commissioner 'sorry' about 7-month surgery delays
The Southern District Health Board commissioner has apologised after 10 prostate cancer patients at Dunedin Hospital had to wait seven months for urgent surgery meant to be done within weeks. Labour… Audio
Health Minister 'a coward', prostate cancer patient says
Prostate cancer patient Paul Schofield says the Health Minister is a coward and calls on Southern District Health Board's CEO to resign over the DHB's urology department's inefficiencies. Video, Audio
Cancer may have spread while patients wait for surgery
Prostate cancer patients have been waiting unacceptable times for surgery under Southern District Health board, and it's possible their cancer may have spread while they wait, Prostate NZ CEO says. Audio
10 people waiting for prostate cancer surgery at Southern DHB
Paul Schofield has been waiting five months for prostate cancer surgery. He hasn't heard anything about when it might be scheduled, and he says he's not the only one waiting. Video, Audio
New study wraps services around Maori men with prostate cancer
Work is being done at a grass roots level to try to improve the bleak outcomes for Maori men with prostate cancer. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
Prostate cancer scan 'huge leap' in detection - doctors
New scanning equipment is the biggest leap in diagnosing prostate cancer "in decades", say doctors and campaigners.
Aggressive prostate cancer 'linked to waist size'
Men with larger waistlines could be at higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a study suggests.
Mediterranean eating could help men with prostate cancer
Could the diet of the Mediterranean help New Zealand men with prostate cancer? Audio
Men with advanced prostate cancer desperately need more help
New evidence shows the chances of surviving the disease in New Zealand is much worse than other countries. Audio
Prostate cancer survival poor in NZ
Research published this morning on New Zealand men with advanced prostate cancer, shows the chance of survival is bleak and worse than in comparable countries. Audio
Survival "bleak" in NZ for advanced prostate cancer: study
A study published today says the survival of New Zealand men with advanced prostate cancer is bleak and much worse than in comparable countries. Audio
Drug will give men with advanced prostate cancer more time
Men with advanced prostate cancer are being offered an expensive new drug that will extend their lives by about five months. Audio
