Editorial Urges Men Over 50 to Seek Prostate Screening Amid No National Program

1 articles · Updated · New Zealand Herald · May 13

Men over 50 are being urged to proactively seek prostate cancer screening because no national screening programme is in place.
Mike Lane, 75, is cited as evidence for that push after surviving prostate cancer despite having no symptoms when he was diagnosed.
The editorial argues that asymptomatic cases should prompt older men to consider testing rather than wait for warning signs.
The call highlights a broader gap in national policy, shifting responsibility for early detection onto individual men and their doctors.