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Life-changing chat  Talking about PCa, the most common cancer in. the UK, with the men in your life is easier said than done. But a simple conversation over a coffee or a walk in the park could set them on the path to a life-changing early diagnosis. See

Scanning hope Millions of men could benefit from a new faster 15-minute MRI PCa scan that paves the way to a national screening programme. See

Charity ride challenge The inaugural Tour de 4, a charity ride conceived by Sir Chris Hoy with the aim of challenging assumptions about those living with stage 4 cancer, took place on  Sept 7. Those living with this cancer cycled alongside their loved ones to raise funds for UK canccr charities. More here

New policy tackled Committee member Paul Baker has drawn up a safeguarding policy for Prospect. He’s sent an initial draft for the committee to consider. More later

Manage stress Article on managing stress can be found here

Meaning On this site prostate cancer is often written as PCa

Successful AGM A successful night on April 29 at BAWA. Malcolm Gamlin and Bernard Smyth stood down from the committee, but Bernard is to continue as the website manager. Gordon Comley was elected to the committee and Tim Bond is to continue as acting chair until a new chair is found, when he would then […]

Meetings/speakers ♦ Members’ meetings are held at BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton BS34 7RF and are listed on this page as they are planned. Website ♦ First Thursday of month (10am-noon) coffee mornings held at the Penny Brohn Centre, Chapel Pill Lane, Pill, Bristol BS20 0HH. After some ‘hicoughs’ we have booked until 2027. ♦ […]

Longer waits West patients facing long waits for prostate ops. See

New test hailed A new test that can detect PCa before symptoms appear has been hailed by scientists. More in The Times but you need to be a subscriber