Cheaper scans
Cheaper, quicker prostate cancer scans just as accurate ‘and can help more men’. More
Author Archives: Bernard Smyth
PCa cases set to double
Cases of the disease are expected to grow as men live longer, with Britain expected to have a 32 per cent increase. We need to start planning and take action now, says UK expert. More here
Stopping cancer cells
This method forces tumour cells into a sleep-like state, say Dundee University researchers. See here
Making hormone therapy work longer
Researchers find new approaches to hormone therapy to keep it working for longer. More here
Cancer language ‘must change’
Let King Charles’ illness finally change how we speak about cancer: it’s not about ‘winning’ or ‘losing’ a ‘war’, writes Simon Jenkins in the Guardian. As someone treated for bowel cancer, he thinks attitudes must change but also the language. Some of it is tactless, some ridiculous. More here
13 new test centres
The government has announced 13 new diagnostic centres, enabling the NHS to perform nearly 750,000 more PCa tests and checks each year, says Prostate Cancer Research (Dec ’23).
HIFU starts in West
RUH Bath is the first hospital in the West to use non-invasive PCa treatment. Newly-diagnosed men in the region who think they may be eligible for the treatment can speak to their clinician about referral. See here
Treatment ‘breakthrough’
Resistance to normal treatment for advanced PCa may be reversed in some men by stopping white blood cells from being “hijacked” and pulled into tumours, say researchers (2023) More here
Sex and PCa
How to keep your prostate healthy? Have more sex. See more here And more help here
Memorial moved
The PCa memorial is now in Edinburgh Waverley Station until September 13. It is in the secondary concourse area, near the station piano. More information here: