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A revolutionary ‘new era’ drug, Lu-PSMA, acts like a ‘guided missile’ to target cancerous cells and spares healthy tissue, writes Eleanor Hayward, Health Correspondent, in the Times.

Active monitoring of PCa has the same high survival rates after 15 years as radiotherapy or surgery, reports the ProtecT trial, led by Bristol and Oxford Universities. Although men on active monitoring were more likely to see it progress or spread than those receiving radiotherapy or surgery, this didn’t reduce their likelihood of survival. The […]

Mediterranean diet ‘helps cancer survival chances’.  See here  And reducing belly fat is said to slash your risk of PCa – more here There is a new World Cancer Research Fund helpline available on Tuesdays: 12pm–2pm and Thursdays: 6pm–8pm. Call: 0333 034 1988 or email: helpline@wcrf.org more here

A ’cancer-killing pill’ that appears to ‘annihilate’ tumours is being tested on humans. More here But an unprecedented analysis of how cancers grow has revealed an “almost infinite” ability of tumours to evolve and survive, say scientists. Nine years work left the research team “surprised” and “in awe” at the formidable force they were up […]

A new drug combination could revolutionise the treatment of advanced PCa and give sufferers months of extra life. More here And NICE has approved darolutamide in combination with hormone therapy and chemotherapy for men with hormone-sensitive advanced PCa. It’s estimated around 6,000 men could benefit (Jun ’23). More here And researchers have found that targeting a single […]

The UK may finally be ready for PCa screening, according to Prostate Cancer UK research. More here And UK scientists lead the way with a raft of breakthroughs. Now it’s hoped some could pave the way for a national screening programme, says the Daily Mail. See more here

This new test for PCa has 94pc accuracy. See here

Scientists discovered a single bout of exercise can suppress tumour growth and actively fight cancerous cells – even in those with incurable, advanced cancer (Jan ’23). More here And getting active doesn’t have to be boring. Here are some tips to help put the fun firmly into fitness. And there’s a YouTube talk about the […]

A DRUG that works like a ‘poison arrow’ could transform the treatment of men who have the deadliest prostate cancers. The two-in-one treatment wiped out lethal tumours in lab tests, and trials was starting on British men within weeks (Dec ’22). Download poison-arrow-drug.rtf

The overall cancer death rate has fallen 16pc since Cancer Research UK was founded, the charity said. It added that about 310 in every 100,000 people died from cancer each year in the UK in the early 2000s – but that now it’s around 260. See more here