Prostate Cancer Prevention


HEWRAG CHAMPION

 JEFF LEACH

Chairman of PROST! – prostate cancer exercise support group based in Perth, WA.
Founding member of Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and director on WA Board since 2012.
Member and past president of Rotary Club of Perth, and Paul Harris Triple Sapphire Fellow.
Board member of Passages safe house for street present youth; regular participant and member of Variety 4WD Adventure;
12-year veteran of Vinnies CEO Sleepout raising over $100k for the homeless.
When he is not being active in the community working to address social and health issues that are close to his heart, Jeff is a pharmacist; property developer; chairman of the JJ Leach Group; founding partner of the PropTech Hub; and mentor & investor in several startups. 


1 in 8 male Rotarians will be affected by prostate cancer.    

 Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, except for skin cancer. In 2023, an estimated 288,300 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Worldwide, an estimated 1,414,259 people were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. It is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world.Prostate cancer kills more men than Breast cancer kills women annually.
Awareness and  understanding of the disease and the requirement for testing is still lacking in the broader community.
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