Breakthrough brings targeted screening for prostate cancer a step closer18 Apr 2013Researchers have recently revealed results that could lead to new treatments and targeted screening of men with a greater risk of developing prostate cancer. Read moreiconComments Tags: Diagnosis, Finding answers
The Manual: Diet and prostate cancer18 Apr 2013Newspapers and the internet are overflowing with stories about how different foods can protect against or cure cancer. Our Specialist Nurses give you the facts and answer common questions about links between food and prostate cancer.Read moreiconComments Tags: Diet, Supporting men
Bill hammers the message home18 Apr 2013Early results from our Sledgehammer Fund have revealed that our TV and press adverts were remembered by nearly half of UK adults, significantly increasing awareness of our cause and the disease.Read moreiconComments Tags: Leading change
Prostate cancer screening – ‘still a long way to go’ says Prostate Cancer UK17 Apr 2013The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has released new research published in the British Medical Journal today (17 April 2013) which explores whether measuring PSA levels in men aged 40-55 could predict their risk of dying from prostate cancer later in life.Read moreiconComments Tags: Diagnosis
Campaigners draw crowds of politicans with call for quality care09 Apr 2013Thirty five campaigners drew a record turnout of politicians when they joined us in the Westminster and Scottish Parliaments to speak about why quality care is so important for all men affected by prostate cancer.Read more Tags: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Testing for the BRCA genes could help predict aggressiveness of prostate cancer09 Apr 2013Prostate Cancer UK comments on a new study from the ICR which suggests that in the future testing for the BRCA genes could help predict whether a man’s prostate cancer is likely to develop into advanced disease.Read moreiconComments Tags: Finding answers, Diagnosis
Royal Mail has the X-Factor!09 Apr 2013Royal Mail has joined forces with X Factor winner, Joe McElderry, to take on the music charts and raise money for charity, by releasing a single in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. Read moreiconComments Tags: Royal Mail