Thanks to you

Here's just some of what you've made possible over the past year.

Funding life-changing research

In 2025, you helped us fund over 12 new research projects exploring smarter ways to diagnose and treat prostate cancer.

These projects range in size, from smaller grants enabling early career researchers to start their careers in prostate cancer, to large-scale clinical trials of new treatments, and everything in between.

They include teams discovering new ways to spot signs of fast-growing prostate cancers in urine, developing a blood test that could predict if the disease will return after surgery, and testing a new drug designed to boost the immune system so it can fight prostate cancer more effectively.

We also funded two projects focused specifically on tackling health inequalities faced by Black men. Black men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with – and die from – prostate cancer, so finding better ways to diagnose and care for these men is vital.

Read more about the research we fund

Inspiring and investing in the next generation of scientists

We are committed to giving the next generation of scientists the tools and connections they need to succeed.

In April 2025, we hosted Making Progress – a conference for early-career researchers. Attendees learned how to write strong funding applications, networked with teams across institutions, and heard from leading experts on building a career in prostate cancer research.

We also ran another round of our mentoring scheme. The scheme helps prostate cancer researchers learn new skills, spark collaborations, and overcome challenges. This programme has already brought together teams from across the UK to tackle big questions in prostate cancer in fresh, innovative ways.

Find out more about our mentoring scheme

You helped start conversations with MPs

We took our message to every major party's conference in 2025.

After we invited our supporters to email their MP and ask them to ‘meet us at Conference’, an astonishing 2,545 emails were sent to 608 MPs. Many MPs told us they were visiting our conference stand because of the email requests they’d had from their constituents.

At the Labour Party Conference in September, we engaged with over 70 MPs at our stand, including:

• The Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, Wes Streeting
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, Zubir Ahmed
• Minister for Equalities, Seema Malhotra
• The Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostate Cancer, Calvin Bailey.

Several MPs who had received an email from our supporters went on to invite us for meetings in Parliament.

We also attended the Labour Conference CEO’s dinner in September, which was attended by the Minister with responsibility for cancer, Ashley Dalton.

Putting prostate cancer at the forefront in Parliament

With your support, we made sure prostate cancer stayed at the forefront during discussions in Parliament.

• In 2025, 23 questions were raised in Parliament about abiraterone – a treatment we've been campaigning for the NHS to commission for men with non-metastatic prostate cancer.

• In front of stakeholders from the NHS, Department for Health Social Care and the National Screening Committee in Parliament, we launched the National Prostate Cancer Audit's 'State of the Nation' report. The report highlighted the stark inequalities affecting Black men receiving critical treatments.

• As co-secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Prostate Cancer, we will have delivered four meetings in Parliament by the end of 2025. And we will have published four reports highlighting current challenges in early diagnosis of prostate cancer and policy recommendations to address them.

• We addressed the Cross-Party Group on Cancer in the Scottish Parliament about prostate cancer early diagnosis and screening.

We are continually inspired by the ways our supporters come together to show their support for men.

In September, more than 3,000 cyclists of all ages and abilities joined Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy to take part in the first Tour de 4 cycle challenge in Glasgow.

Over 650 of the cyclists pedalled to support our work, raising a magnificent total of over £750,000 to help save men’s lives.

Amongst those taking part for Prostate Cancer UK were David Baillie, Derek McMenamin and Alastair Crawford – three friends who have all been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The trio ended up raising over £20,000 – smashing their original target of £14,000.

April saw our biggest London Marathon fundraising total to date, with over £740,000 raised.

Nigel Strong was one of the runners taking on the 26.2-mile challenge to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK. Nigel ran the entire route wearing a giant cut out of our Man of Men – helping raise awareness of our lifesaving message with every step.

In September, John Brownless once again held his annual golf day at his golf club in Keighley. John raised a fantastic £6,900 on the day, taking his overall amount raised for us past the £200k mark!

In June, Ketan Patel, along with 18 of his friends and family members, took part in our March for Men challenge and raised over £8,200.

Ketan was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012 and now dedicates his time to raising awareness. 'Team Patela' have now taken part in three March for Men events.

Tommy Kennedy, who was diagnosed with incurable cancer in late 2024, took on our Dundee Kilt Walk challenge in August with 17 colleagues, raising an incredible £15,325.

In October, friends Linda and Flo walked two marathons across the Sahara Desert in memory of Flo's husband, and raised an amazing total of £5,000.

Providing specialist support to men and their loved ones

Your support means that men and their families have a dedicated team of Specialist Nurses and an Information Officer, helping them understand prostate cancer at the moments they need it most.

From navigating personal risk and making sense of the PSA test through our Risk Information Service, to hour-long, compassionate conversations with our Specialist Nurses about complex treatment decisions, to supporting loved ones when someone is diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Your generosity ensures no one has to face this alone.

Thanks to you, we’ve already supported more than 12,000 people this year. That's on our phone service, email, instant messaging on our website and WhatsApp.

Find out more about our Specialist Nurses

Thanks to your support, our Specialist Nurses have been able to expand our services in direct response to what men tell us they need. One of the most exciting developments has been the launch of ADT: The Low Down - our new classes designed specifically for men undergoing hormone therapy.

These sessions offer practical guidance on living well with treatment, honest conversations about side effects, space to share worries, and the chance to connect with others who truly understand what they’re going through. Held monthly and led by two of our Specialist Nurses, they are already making a meaningful difference.

Your support ensures we can continue running these classes and explore even more ways to support men and their loved ones.

Read more about ADT: The Lowdown

Support from someone who's been there themselves

For men who've been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and their loved ones, our free One-to-One Peer Support Service is like having a friend who gets it at the end of the phone.

We match anyone needing support with a trained volunteer, who  understands anxieties and uncertainties because they've been there themselves. They're ready to listen and offer support when it's needed most.

Opening up to support other men

As part of our focus on mental wellbeing, we produced a video focusing on the impact prostate cancer can have on men's mental health. 

In the video, two of our incredible supporters, Andy and Michael, open up about their own personal experiences, share what helped them cope, and give advice to other men navigating prostate cancer.

New support hub coming next year

Thanks to your support, we're launching our new Prostate Health Hub in early 2026.

This online content hub will bring together stories from men with lived experience of prostate cancer, interviews with clinicians, and handy hints and tips. While regular emails will focus on topics including exercise, healthy eating, and mental wellbeing, tailored to a man’s own situation to help him live well with and after prostate cancer.

From everyone at Prostate Cancer UK, THANK YOU for everything you've helped us achieve, together.