A fit and healthy Brisbane father-of-two had no symptoms, no pain, and no warning signs until a routine check-up revealed he had prostate cancer at just 45. For the first time, Mr Granfield's PSA, a protein in the blood linked to prostate cancer, was higher than normal. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has estimated there were 29,000 new prostate cancer diagnoses in 2025. As a result, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia has called for men to speak more openly about prostate cancer. 'Our latest data paints a deeply concerning picture - prostate cancer is again on the rise, and it is increasingly striking men at younger ages.

Source: Daily Mail January 11, 2026 17:31 UTC