Stopping cancer cells
This method forces tumour cells into a sleep-like state, say researchers at the University of Dundee. See here
This method forces tumour cells into a sleep-like state, say researchers at the University of Dundee. See here
Sir Liam Fox, MP, has written to a Prospect member about PCa and his message is here. And this article says EU screening ‘not fit for purpose’
Researchers find new approaches to hormone therapy to keep it working for longer. More here
Let King Charlesâs illness finally change how we speak about cancer: itâs not about âwinningâ or âlosingâ a âwarâ, 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
A vegetarian diet might help PCa patients. See here
Our January speaker, Zoe Walker, Macmillan Radiotherapy Late Effects Radiographer, has sent helpful leaflets for members to download. The first is here. The second one is here and the third is here. She also says the booklet she recommends covering all aspects of sex and PCa is available here
A German university medical faculty has developed an active substance that might in future represent a new treatment option. Known as KMI169, it targets an enzyme that plays an important role in the development of PCa. More here
The government has announced 13 new diagnostic centres, enabling the NHS to perform nearly 750,000 more PCa tests and checks each year, says Prostate Cancer Research (Dec â23).
RUH 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
Resistance to normal treatment for advanced PCa may be reversed in some men by stopping white blood cells from being âhijackedâ and pulled into tumours, say London researchers. More here