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
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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:
Wellbeing hub launched
Prostate Cancer UK have created this wellbeing hub to help support you in looking after your emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing. More here. And Prostate Cancer Research has more advice on that here
Diabetes drug finding
The diabetes drug metformin could prevent the progression of PCa but only for some tumours which are more likely to develop into aggressive cancers. More here
Delaying treatment OK
Delay ‘OK’ and a West first Delaying treatment for localised PCa does not increase mortality risk, Bristol trial shows. More here And two Somerset hospitals are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help speed up diagnosing PCa. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust said it is the first in the UK to introduce its AI tool, called Pi, […]
Water-jet treatment
Water-jet procedure to shrink enlarged prostates will be offered to thousands of men as routine NHS treatment More here
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
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