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Sign up for more news and viewsHere for all: staff and volunteers take to the streets at Pride in London
We joined London's PRIDE parade on Saturday 6 July.
Your stories: why thousands of you turned out to March for Men
This June our annual March for Men walking events saw more than 7,000 people come together to show their support in the fight against prostate cancer.
Urine test shows promise for spotting aggressive cancers
Promising new research finds a chemical signature in urine that can predict the presence and aggressiveness of prostate cancer. However, more tests are needed to compare it against new MRI scans.
EastEnders star reveals how award ceremony led to dad’s cancer diagnosis
This Father’s Day, EastEnders star Davood Ghadami shares the story of how presenting an award to one of our volunteers, Errol McKellar, helped his dad to get his prostate cancer diagnosed early.
Behind the headlines: could MRI screening become a reality for men?
The news features a ‘ten-minute MRI scan’ which could be rolled out in future across the country as part of a screening programme, and potentially give men the ‘all-clear for life’ - we take a look at the claims.
Research blog: The jigsaw is falling into place but one crucial piece is missing
BLOG: From 'seek and destroy' radiotherapy to repurposing an ovarian cancer drug, it's been a week of big news from the world's biggest cancer research conference. Dr Matthew Hobbs gives his perspective on the latest in prostate cancer and what needs to happen next.
Enzalutamide has similar benefit to chemo when taken with hormone therapy
For the third time in four years, researchers have found a new treatment option to combine with hormone therapy and improve life expectancy for men with advanced prostate cancer.
How a prostate cancer diagnosis brought a team together to march, march and march again
When Jerry was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer, his colleagues at TK Maxx leapt to support him through his recovery and last year took on three March for Men events in Liverpool, Bristol and Nottingham.
New self-management programme could save NHS resources and support men better
Allowing men to access test results online provides just as good support while saving the NHS money.
New guidelines prompt doctors to offer active surveillance for low risk cancers
We publish new best practice guidelines on active surveillance, as NICE advise it should be offered to men with low risk localised prostate cancer.