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John Bongard Supports Blue September

Last Updated: Monday 29th of August 2011 at 10:28:58 AM

John Bongard is supporting Blue September!

Top New Zealand businessman John Bongard was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008 and shortly after resigned as the CEO of Fisher & Paykel in order to focus on his health and his family. Now after receiving treatment, John is willing to get blue and put himself out there in the hope that other men will choose to get themselves checked also. John Bongard had no symptoms and credits his comeback with the controversial PSA blood test:

“If it wasn't for PSA it would probably have been some time further out into the future before my cancer was detected and that may not have given me as good a chance of surviving as I have right now”

His message to men is that too many die of prostate cancer - there were 2939 new cases reported in 2008, and 670 deaths.

"Just get yourself tested."

This advice is in line with the Prostate Cancer Foundation encouragement of all men to be tested from the age of 40.

Click HERE to hear more of John’s story!