Can cancer cells be blocked?
A research team is investigating whether drugs can be used to prevent PCa from spreading, treat that which has already spread and perhaps even delay or prevent resistance to current therapies. More here
Author Archives: Bernard Smyth
MRI scans: an improvement
A new study has found magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans used as a screening test improve PCa diagnosis. More here. And here
Missing out on drug
Thousands of English men missing out on abiraterone. It is available there as a first treatment option only for men with high-risk advanced PCa. See here
AI sparks revolution
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools could enable men to get PCa treatment that’s more personalised to them, saving and extending lives, according to new research. More here
Cancer help sessions Join informal drop-in sessions for people with a cancer diagnosis, their families and supporters. Sessions every Monday 1.30-2.30pm, Thurs 10-11am at the Macmillan Wellbeing Centre, Southmead Hospital. More here
Drug resistance reversed
Scientists reverse drug resistance in PCa by targeting ‘hijacked’ white blood cells (Oct ’23). See here
Hormone therapy classes
Nurses are running free ‘Life on androgen deprivation/hormone therapy’ online classes. Sessions on February 12, 2pm; March 13, 10am. More here
Drug ‘to help 10,000 with advanced PCa’
A revolutionary ‘new era’ drug, Lu-PSMA, acts like a ‘guided missile’ to target cancerous cells and spares healthy tissue, writes Eleanor Hayward, Health Correspondent, in the Times.
Survival rates finding
Active monitoring of PCa has the same high survival rates after 15 years as radiotherapy or surgery, reports the ProtecT trial, led by Bristol and Oxford Universities. Although men on active monitoring were more likely to see it progress or spread than those receiving radiotherapy or surgery, this didn’t reduce their likelihood of survival. The […]
New info on diet/nutrition
Mediterranean diet ‘helps cancer survival chances’. See here  And reducing belly fat is said to slash your risk of PCa – more here There is a new World Cancer Research Fund helpline available on Tuesdays: 12pm–2pm and Thursdays: 6pm–8pm. Call: 0333 034 1988 or email: helpline@wcrf.org