Drug OK for home use
Drug OK for home use Thousands will be able to get drug for advanced PCa use at home. More here
Author Archives: Bernard Smyth
Improving care
CANCERTALK podcasts explore the potential of Integrative Medicine to improve cancer patients’ lives. It involves a broad, holistic approach to cancer care Hear podcast here. And here there’s an item discussing if cycling can damage the prostate and what men can do to protect themselves:
Adam,Rouilly
Prospect obtains anatomy models Tariq Shahab addressess the Prospect meeting where the Adam,Rouilly male genital organs model was handed over. See story on the News page. Below David Casley and members see the model
Next meetings/speakers
Next meetings/speakers ♦ First Thursday of each month (10am-noon) coffee mornings held at the Penny Brohn Centre, Chapel Pill Lane, Pill, Bristol BS20 0HH. ♦ Third Tuesday of each month (2-4pm) afternoon meetings held at the Macmillan Centre, Southmead Hospital. ♦ Prospect BAWA meeting; our next evening meeting will be an informal one on September […]
Cancer test bus launched
Cancer test bus launched Bristol Live reports that Dr Jyoti Sha has converted an old bus into a clinic to test for PCa. She has caught more than 100 cases and urges men to get tested. More here
Dye breakthrough
A special type of fluorescent dye might help surgeons better locate and remove PCa cells. See here
Spit test ‘better’
Spit test ‘better’ A spit test taken at home is better than a blood one, say researchers. See here
Personalised vaccines
Personalised vaccines Thousands to trial personalised cancer vaccines but no mention of PCa. See here
New Bath group
New Bath group Prospect is running an Active Surveillance group at the Macmillan Wellbeing Hub at the new Dyson Cancer Centre at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. It will meet on the last Tuesday of the month, starting May 28. Leaflet here
Diet
Free help with food/diet Struggling with any aspect of eating while going through cancer? The World Cancer Research Fund Cancer and Nutrition Helpline is now free to call. Can’t find anything to eat that doesn’t make you feel sick? Worried about how different food will interact with your medicine? Or maybe you’ve seen something about […]