Author Archives: Bernard Smyth

Retired journalist, ex Fleet Street and managing editor at Home Office, London

Concert a hit A men’s choir event in aid of Prospect raised the amazing sum of £1,544 so thanks to the singers and organisers.

Testing review The NHS will review its guidance on testing for PCa in light of Sir Chris Hoy’s “powerful†call for more men to be screened, the Health Secretary has said. See here  And screening men born with a high risk of developing PCa, once they reach 45, makes financial sense, Prostate Cancer Research says. […]

New test funded

New blood test Government to fund £120 blood test that could detect 12 most common cancers. See here

Finding the worst early

Finding the worst early A £1.5m AI and genetics project by Prostate Cancer UK aims to find men with deadliest PCa early. More here

Erectile dysfunction hope This report gives hope for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. See here

Longer waits

Longer waits West patients facing long waits for prostate ops. See

New test hailed

New test hailed A new test that can detect PCa before symptoms appear has been hailed by scientists. More in The Times but you need to be a subscriber

Vaccine hope

Vaccine hope Southampton scientists are working on a ‘breakthrough’ cancer vaccine. See here

Stop a comeback

Stop a comeback Research into stopping a comeback of cancer. See here

Minorities diet survey This survey explores cancer nutrition/diet resources for people from ethnic minority communities. See here