Cancer-ridden MP Alby Schultz's tough advice for Aussie men and politicians Alby Schultz, Federal Liberal MP for the seat of Hume. LONG-SERVING Liberal MP Alby Schultz has issued a passionate plea to all men over the age of 40 to "stop being macho" and have regular health checks after he was diagnosed with multiple cancers. In an interview with News Limited this morning Mr Schultz, who has prostate cancer and just four weeks ago discovered three cancers in his liver, also berated the lack of direction in politics. He said politicians - both state and federal and from all parties - too often focused on the perks of their own careers rather than fighting for vital services for ordinary Australians. "I was disgusted with the fact that local members have just accepted their little white cars and privileges of office and walked away from their constituency," Mr Schultz said from his home in Cootamundra, near Wagga Wagga. This is a general problem that has escalated in the last eight years in particular. They need to direct their resources towards matters of need rather than this self-flagellation. Mr Schultz, who has served in federal parliament since 1998, spoke candidly about his health struggles and said although it had been hard on his family - which includes wife Gloria, sons Grant and Dean and six grandchildren - he was determined to fight on. "Obviously they were just as shocked as I was when the second diagnosis was given to me," the Hume MP said. But they understand, me being who I am, I've just got to get on with this and fight this thing. We are not sure of the prognosis yet. Mr Schultz said it was important for all men to get over the stigma attached to going to the doctor "for the sake of their loved ones." He said men needed to be educated about the risk of prostate cancer "like women are educated with breast cancer." "Guys stop being the macho men we are always trying to be," he said. If you're over 40, get into that GP that looks after you and your family and ask them to do some blood tests to see you're OK in terms of your prostate. Men being men seem to ignore these things. Mr Schultz said he had received support from all sides of politics and Labor elder Simon Crean - who this week announced his own retirement - was "the first on the phone." He said all governments needed to think about investing more into health services. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott this morning said the Coalition was thinking of its former colleague. "Our thoughts are with Alby and his family," Mr Abbott told News Limited.