Spit
Spit test ‘better’ A spit test taken at home is better than a blood one, say researchers. See here
Author Archives: Bernard Smyth
Personalised vaccines
Personalised vaccines Thousands to trial personalised cancer vaccines but no mention of PCa. See here
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 […]
New hope for advanced patients
New hope for advanced patients The first patients have been enrolled to take part in a trial of a radioactive isotope used as a treatment for metastatic PCa. This first worldwide trial introduces a promising new therapy for patients who have exhausted all other options in their treatment. More here
New screening trial Prostate Cancer UK is launching a £42m research programme – the TRANSFORM trial – to find the best way to screen men for PCa, so one day all men at risk are invited for regular tests to find aggressive cancers in time for a cure. More her. And screening men born with […]
Cheaper scans
Cheaper, quicker prostate cancer scans just as accurate ‘and can help more men’. More
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