Men & cancer

In brief

  • One in two Australian men will develop cancer in their lifetime.
  • The most common cancers for men are prostate, bowel, melanoma and lung cancer.

The good news is there are steps you can take to reduce your cancer risk, or find cancer at a stage when treatment is more likely to succeed.

Be cancer smart

There are 7 ways to cut your cancer risk:

  1. Check for unusual changes and have regular, appropriate screening tests
  2. Maintain a healthy weight
  3. Limit alcoholic drinks
  4. Eat a healthy diet
  5. Be physically active
  6. Be SunSmart
  7. Quit smoking.

Prostate health

Get the low-down on prostate cancer testing and prostate problems.

Bowel cancer

Discover the bottom line on beating bowel cancer.

Testicular cancer

Find the early signs of testicular cancer.

More information for men

A wealth of men's health information.

Most common cancers in men

Statistics drawn from registered cancer diagnoses.

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