How to keep your prostate healthy? Have more sex. See more here
Newsletter
We have published several newsletters a year, but this is under review. We might email news instead. The autumn ’23 newsletter is downloadable via this link (click link or right click and save as…). This issue of the newsletter has news about our summer meetings, the botanic garden tour and the docks walk. There is also an article on psychological approaches in recovery. David Casley, Prospect Publicity 07860 369064; Email prospect.bristol@gmail.com
News
The PCa memorial is now at West Quay Shopping Centre, Southampton (third floor) until May 27. To add a name to the memorial see here
Prostate Cancer UK have created this wellbeing hub to help support you in looking after your emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing. More here. And Prostate Cancer Research has more advice on that here
Thousands of English men missing out on abiraterone. See here
Member Colin Butcher has written an article to help cancer patients and plans more. Find it here
Former England striker Mick Harford wants to unite football fans to join Prostate Cancer FC, raise awareness of the risk factors, fund research and save lives in every club across the UK (Feb 23). See more here
Facebook has a new site for women affected by a partner’s PCa. See here
Three charities have united with actor Stephen Fry, who survived PCa, to call for precision treatments Olaparib and Pluvicto to be made available. See more here
A cancer vaccine that uses the same technology as Covid shots has been shown to slash the risk of tumours returning in advanced melanoma patients. More here
Researchers are a step closer to understanding how PCa begins. This finding could make it possible to find which men are at greatest risk and design treatments to prevent the cancer. It also suggests that, in men who already have the disease, it may be better to treat the whole prostate rather than only the areas that have cancer. More here