USANZ in the Media
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
With Prostate Cancer Awareness Month this September, USANZ hopes to raise awareness in the media for the rising incidences of prostate cancer in younger men.
As announced [DETAILS], USANZ released a media release [ADD DETAILS/link]. Following this, the following media activity has occured.
The Australian
A/Prof Weranja Ranasinghe, Lead of the USANZ Genitourinary Oncology Specialty Advisory Group, recently featured in an exclusive article published by The Australian's Senior Health Reporter Penny Timms.
Sharing the story of Tim Weale, a man diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer at age 44, the article describes proposed changes to prostate cancer guidelines that would see Australia as the first country to introduce proactive national clinical guidelines for the early detection of prostate cancer.
USANZ thanks Weranja for providing his expert opinion on this topic and continuing to advocate for prostate cancer awareness.
The article was published in The Australia on Tuesday 9 September 2025. To access the article, please download the PDF.
The article is also available to read online (login required).