News (Page 4)
Tackle wins the Lottery!
01/02/20
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding by the National Lottery for our project Tackling Prostate Cancer – peer-to-peer support for men with prostate cancer. The grant is for just under £238,000 over three years. There are three main aims for this project:
to increase the number of patient-led cancer support groups, particularly in areas where there is currently a lack of provision; to support and encourage existing groups and increase membership by at least 10%; and to ensure that we are reaching out to all members of the community whatever their background…
Simon Robinson running the Manchester Marathon for the Group in April
15/01/20
Simon Robinson, the son of one of our newer members, Glynn Robinson, is running the Manchester Marathon to raise funds for our group as well as for another charity. The run takes place on Sunday 5th April and starts under the landmark White City Arch with the Manchester United stadium as a backdrop. The approach to the finish, popular with the crowds, passes Trafford Town Hall and Lancashire County Cricket Club as usual…
Help our Pradip raise funds for Prostate Cancer Awareness in March
29/12/19
If you were at the November Group Meeting, you will have heard our former Secretary Pradip Dattani's touching announcement that he has decided to run the Wilmslow Half Marathon (13.1 miles or 21 kilometers) and in doing so raise funds for the Group. Pradip needs YOUR help to raise the money - by sponsorship…
BBC Article says MRI scan could provide reliable Prostate Cancer screening
22/12/19
A large new trial is testing whether MRI scans could be an effective way to screen men for prostate cancer, in a similar way to mammograms offered to women to check for breast cancer. In this article for the BBC, leading expert Prof Mark Emberton explains why finding a suitable screening method for this common male cancer is vital but has proved difficult so far…
BBC - Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer
28/11/19
BBC Health News report........ A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer. The men had stopped responding to the main treatment options. Researchers found that a small proportion of men, described as "super responders", remained well even after the trial ended, despite a very poor prognosis before treatment…
Roger Wotton
28/11/19
It is with the deepest regret and sadness that we announce the death of our friend Roger Wotton on Friday last week after a courageous fight against Prostate Cancer. Roger was tireless in his commitment to the cause of prostate cancer awareness. He was a passionate advocate of the importance of the view of prostate cancer patients being heard and a strong campaigner for early diagnosis of prostate cancer…
High-risk men 'should get prostate cancer checks'
12/11/19
The BBC News website reports that men with certain mutations in their DNA, their genetic code, are more likely to develop prostate cancer and that they. Experts say that men born at high risk of developing prostate cancer should have extra checks every year from the age of 40. Click here to see the full report on the BBC News website at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50291318…
Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive - A Channel 4 Documentary
28/10/19
Bill Turnbull quotes from "Game of Thrones" when one character asks another "What is your answer to the God of Death". The answer was "NOT NOW". In this documentary originally broadcast on Thursday 24th October, the 63-year-old Bill Turnbull takes a combative approach to beating a 2017 metastasised Prostate Cancer diagnosis and being given 10 to an optimistic 18 years to live…
Our PSA Testing Goes Online!
27/10/19
Over the last few weeks our Chairman and the PSA Testing team have been trialling an online system using which men's personal details and questionnaire answers can be collected at the testing venue in a form ready to be transmitted to our testing partners, the Graham Fulford Charitable Trust. Up until recent testing sessions, the only way to collect and digitize the data was for the man to complete forms on paper and for the forms to be delivered to the Graham Fulford Trust in Warwick where clerical staff would key in data from the paper forms…
'Ultrasound Breakthrough' can spot Cancer Earlier - BBC News
03/10/19
A new ultrasound technique is being hailed as the biggest breakthrough in the technology for more than 60 years. Developed at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, it produces images that are 10 times better than current scans. Researchers believe its ability to precisely pinpoint tumours could one day replace biopsies in investigating suspected cancer cases…