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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…
'Revolutionary' New Drug for Prostate Cancer - BBC Website
03/10/19
Olaparib could become a revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer - the first genetically targeted drug for fighting the disease, say experts. The precision medicine is already used by the NHS for ovarian cancer and has been called a game-changer by cancer doctors. A cancer conference heard how, in trials, it slowed tumour growth in men with advanced prostate cancer…
Eaton Golf Club's 19th Hole Charity Committee makes a huge donation to the Group
01/10/19
The 19th Hole Charity Committee comprises of a small number of members of Eaton Golf Club in Waverton who raise money each year for local charities. We were lucky enough to be chosen as their charity for this year and were very grateful to receive a cheque yesterday evening for the amazing sum of £ 7,260.75 !!!!…
Sir Rod Stewart says he's 'In the Clear' after (prostate) Cancer Diagnosis says BBC News
16/09/19
"No-one knows this, but I thought this was about time I told everybody. I'm in the clear, now, simply because I caught it early. I have so many tests," he said, according to The Mirror. The 74-year-old was speaking at an event for the Prostate Project and golf's European Tour Foundation. He joked to wife Penny Lancaster that he was going to use the evening to "come out", adding: "It's not what you think…
Boys' Cycle Ride Raises £1,122.40 for the Group
08/09/19
Our loyal supporters the Canal Cycle team, Nick, Roy and Dave, completed another ‘Cycling for Prostate Cancer’ challenge for us a few weeks ago. They left Winsford on the 27th July and spent what was a rather wet week cycling the towpaths through Stoke, Nottingham, Leicester, Rugby and Coventry, returning on the 3rd August…