Rotary Manningham City Charity Golf Day 2027
Why Prostate Cancer?
Why are we asking you to be involved?
What this fundraising event can achieve.
The Venue.
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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian men.
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Over 28,000 Australian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year.
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Over 290,000 Australian men are living with a diagnosis prostate cancer.
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Prostate cancer accounts for approximately 13% of all male cancer deaths in Australia.
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Almost 4,000 Australian men die of prostate cancer each year.
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Every day 79 Australian men will be told they have prostate cancer.
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1 in 5 men have a risk of developing prostate cancer by the age of 85.
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Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in Australia men.
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11 families lose a loved one to prostate cancer every day.
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70% of research applications are unfunded.
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Prostate cancer research receives only about half the funding compared to other major cancers in Australia.
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$12,500 – could provide funding for a researcher working for one month on a project to reduce side – effects post treatment.
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$30,000 – could provide funding for a senior scientist for three months working on a project to improve treatments for prostate cancer that has spread to the bones.
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$50,000 – could fund a project to improve early–diagnosis for men with a family history of prostate cancer.
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The Heritage Golf and Country Club's St John's course is an American parkland style course with wide generous fairways and subtle greens to test even the most serious golfer. Originally designed by Jack Nicklaus, the course wraps around the spectacular Heritage entrance and extends 6670 metres to the banks of the Yarra river.
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St John’s specially designed bunkers artfully guide players through the immaculately groomed greens. Strategically placed slopes, mounds and traps make every hole a quest of its own.
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