{"id":13667,"date":"2021-11-02T01:24:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T01:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13667"},"modified":"2021-11-02T01:24:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T01:24:58","slug":"additional-support-for-australian-men-battling-prostate-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/additional-support-for-australian-men-battling-prostate-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional support for Australian men battling prostate cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 1 November 2021, Australian men with prostate cancer will have access to a new medication at an affordable price, thanks to the Morrison Government.<br \/>\nProstate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men in Australia\u00a0and the third most common cause of cancer death. One in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer by the age of 85. It is more common in older men, with more than 63 per cent of cases diagnosed in men over 65 years of age.<br \/>\nIt is estimated that around 18,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in Australia this year alone.<br \/>\nFrom tomorrow, as we mark the start of Movember, Nubeqa<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(darolutamide) will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the first time for patients with non-metastatic castration resistant carcinoma of the prostate.<br \/>\nProstate cancer that is no longer stopped by low testosterone levels is known as castration resistant. Castration-resistant prostate cancer is defined by a rising prostate specific antigen level, worsening symptoms and\/or growing cancer verified by scans.<br \/>\nWithout PBS subsidy, around 1,000 patients may pay more than $40,000 per year for treatment. Instead, they will pay a maximum of $41.30 per script or $6.60 with a concession card.<br \/>\nThis PBS listing has been recommended by the independent Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.<br \/>\nEarly detection and treatment can significantly improve prostate cancer survival. I encourage men over 50 to learn the symptoms of prostate cancer and if they have any concerns, talk to their GP.<br \/>\nSince 2013, the Coalition Government had approved more than 2,700 new or amended listings on the PBS. This represents an average of around 30 listings or amendments per month \u2013 or one each day \u2013 at an overall investment by the Government of $13.9 billion.<br \/>\nThe Morrison Government\u2019s commitment to ensuring Australians can access affordable medicines, when they need them, remains rock solid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 1 November 2021, Australian men with prostate cancer will have access to a new medication at an affordable price, thanks to the Morrison Government. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men in Australia\u00a0and the third most common cause of cancer death. One in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/additional-support-for-australian-men-battling-prostate-cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Additional support for Australian men battling prostate cancer&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}