Simon Schluter In a significant shift, new clinical guidelines from the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia recommend for the first time that men with low-grade prostate cancer manage their condition through “active surveillance”. “Because we’re all living longer and many of us are healthier, it’s important to include men 70 and over,” he said. Prostate cancer is the most commonly detected cancer in Australia, with almost 29,000 men diagnosed with the disease every year. AdvertisementMike Watson wishes this guidance had been in place in the years before he was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in 2021. Prostate cancer survivor Mike Watson Watson, who lives in Melbourne’s south-east, said his doctor questioned why he would need a test if he had no symptoms.