Cade Lucas
Werribee nurse Cindy Ogluszko is leading the charge to help raise awareness of prostate cancer in the community by joining The Long Run this September.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) Long Run campaign calls on Australians to run, walk or ride 72km throughout Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness and
funds for research and support.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia with one man
diagnosed every 22 minutes.
Ms Ogluszko is a PCFA prostate cancer specialist nurse with Western
Health and has been raising funds and awareness every September since The Long Run
launched in 2020.
“I get involved each year because support doesn’t stop at the clinic door for me. It’s about
showing men and their families that you are on this journey with them for the long run,” she
said.
“I first took part in The Long Run in 2020 and completed 72km on my treadmill during Covid
lockdowns. This year I’ll be tackling some kilometres on the treadmill and some out and about
around the community.”
Along with running to raise money, Ms Ogluszko said she hoped to highlight the importance of exercise in both preventing and recovering from cancer.
In my role, I see men and their families following a diagnosis of prostate cancer. Often these
men have been active prior to their diagnosis and struggle to get back on track either mentally or physically due to treatment.
We know exercise is good for the body, mind and soul, so if I can reignite that interest again in
my patients and other men in the community, then I have done my job.”
To donate to Cindy Ogluszko: www.thelongrun.org.au/fundraisers/cindyogluszko
To register to run: www.thelongrun.org.au
