A New drug is now available in Australia for men battling the most deadly
form of advanced prostate cancer.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has registered the drug darolutamide
(sold as Nubeqa) for men with advanced metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate
cancer. The drug is taken as a tablet twice daily and works by starving
cancer cells of the hormones they need to grow and divide.

Metastasis means the cancer has spread to a different part of the body from
where it started. The drug has been approved for use as a “triplet therapy”
where it is taken in combination with chemotherapy and a hormone therapy
injection.

A major international study confirms this method not only extends life but
improves a patient’s quality of life.

More than 1300 men worldwide , including patients from Australia, took part
in the ARASENS trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine a
year ago. Further promising results were published last month.

Oncologist Professor Arun Azad said the TGA registration “offers a large
group of men, who previously options , access to an effective new
treatment.”

Congratulations William Roberts on your appointment, we hope that you will
enjoy your year.

WADMS Committe

It is with much sadness we lost a great member of our men’s shed, Ray Green,
Ray will be missed by many of us. He was a tireless worker even at 93 years
of age, always building things.

Ray was always working out ways to improve the way we did things or how we
could make something better, always with a pencil behind his ear and a rule
in his hand.

Ray will also be missed by a lot of associates from his working days, Ray
would have to be know as the master of vegetable oils in Australia and many
countries around the world.

Up to his final days he was still being asked for advise in that industry.
We know from being around Ray for the past 6-7 years he never stopped, and
is probably organising everyone in the afterlife.

Old mate we will miss you.

All your mates at the shed.

I’m not getting involved in any vaccine arguments, but this sums it up for
me.

These are not my words but are the best explanation I’ve seen that explains
how I feel about the covid vaccination. I am fully vaccinated and waiting
for my booster.

I don’t know what it’s long term effects are. But I haven’t known what the
long term effects of all the previous vaccinations I had throughout my life
were either. I just trusted those who made it their career.

No, I don’t know “what’s in it”. But I didn’t know what was in the one when
I was a child, in my teens or even the various vaccines I’ve had in the last
few years.

I don’t know what is in the 11 secret herbs and spices at KFC – or what’s on
MacDonalds chicken nuggets. I don’t know exactly what’s in ibuprofen or
paracetamol – they just ease my headaches and my pains. I don’t know every
ingredient in my soap, shampoo or deodorant. I don’t know the long term
effect of my mobile phone use or whether, or not, that restaurant I just ate
at REALLY used clean food and all the staff washed their hands. The reality
is there’s a lot of thing’s I don’t know – But – I do know one thing life is
short. Very short. And I personally, still want to do things. I want to
travel and hug people without fear , and find a little feeling of life
“before”. Throughout my life I’ve been vaccinated against many diseases.
Small Pox, Yellow fever, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis,
Pneumonia, Influenza, Rotavirus, Shingles, Pneumococcal, TB, and Tetanus. My
parents, and later me when I was old enough to make an informed decision,
trusted the science, and never had to suffer through, or transmit, any of
those said diseases. So, yes I’m vaccinated. Not to please the government.
Not to make other people do it, but to protect myself and partner, family,
my friends and people who are near me in cafes and beside me in ques. I’m
protected because I believe Covid-19 is not a conspiracy theory and I don’t
want to:

* Die from Covid-19

*Lie in ICU with a pipe down my throat

* Not to be able to hug my loved ones

* Live my life in fear