Successful AGM A successful night on April 29 at BAWA – a report later. Committee newcomers were welcomed and here is a short summary for those who weren’t able to attend the AGM. Malcolm Gamlin and Bernard Smyth have stood down from the committee, but Bernard is to continue as the website manager. Gordon Comley […]
Category Archives: Front Page – Next Meeting
Meetings/speakers ♦ 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. ♦ Third Tuesday of month (2-4pm) meetings at the Macmillan Wellbeing Centre, Southmead Hospital. ♦ Friends and family welcome at all our meetings. Prospect runs […]
Longer waits
Longer waits West patients facing long waits for prostate ops. See
New test hailed
New test hailed A new test that can detect PCa before symptoms appear has been hailed by scientists. More
Vaccine hope
Vaccine hope Southampton scientists are working on a ‘breakthrough’ cancer vaccine. See here
Stop a comeback
Stop a comeback Research into stopping a comeback of cancer. See here
Spit
Spit test ‘better’ A spit test taken at home is better than a blood one, say researchers. See here
Personalised vaccines
Personalised vaccines Thousands to trial personalised cancer vaccines but no mention of PCa. See here
New hope for advanced patients
New hope for advanced patients The first patients have been enrolled to take part in a trial of a radioactive isotope used as a treatment for metastatic PCa. This first worldwide trial introduces a promising new therapy for patients who have exhausted all other options in their treatment. 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, […]