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Exciting test A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis, according to a new American study.Results show it could identify a wide range of cancers, of which threequarters don’t have any form of screening programme. See  

Screening rumpus A Times article suggesting PCa screening would do more harm than good has led to a response from Prostate Cancer Research to ‘set the record straight’. They are liaising with the Dept of Health too to make it clear that the evidence for targeted PCa screening is stronger than ever and the cost […]

Drug crisis Abiraterone could save 672 lives a year but NHS England’s complex approval process leaves men spending life savings on a drug that in Scotland and Wales is free. More here

Constitution discussed The Prospect committee is discussing our new conctution. More later.

Remarkable innovation What if we could see PCa before it spreads and becomes dangerous? Thanks to a remarkable innovation called Less Grey Imaging, we’re getting closer. And it’s a great example of how your donations help us take the most innovative new research from the lab to the clinic sooner..See

‘Better’ PCa test A 96 pc accurate PCa test has been developed by scientists and backed by Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy. See more

Death risk halved Artificial intelligence tool determines best candidates to take abiraterone, which can halve risk of death from PCa. See here

Good info on PCa Useful background info about PCa can be found here. And this explains the early symptoms of PCa and those of advanced PCa. Also here is an explanation of the PSA test

Cancer cells targetted Scientists have announced that they made nanorobots that target cancer cells! And they spare healthy cells, leaving them entirely undamaged. More here

Hope over erectile function PCa surgery breakthrough offers hope for erectile function. More here