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Three amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill proposed by the Charity were debated in the House of Lords this week.

Men across Newham, in East London, are being urged to think about their prostate health and consider attending a check-up at a local walk-in clinic if they have any concerns or want more information.

New guidelines to end a 'postcode lottery' in the standard of treatment and support of men affected by prostate cancer is needed to end nationwide disparity, The Prostate Cancer Charity says.

The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on the launch of new drug, abiraterone, which has now been licensed for use in the UK, and can be prescribed by doctors to help extend the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer, which has stopped responding to existing treatments, by an average of four months.

The Prostate Cancer Charity comments in response to the publication of white paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People by the Department of Health, on Thursday 14 July.