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Covid vaccines available The national booking system opened for bookings of Covid-19 vaccinations from April 1. Vaccinated people are 40pc less likely to be admitted to hospital for up to two months after vaccination. For more information, including details of local walk-in centres, go to this website  

Concert in aid of research Frampton Cotterell Male Voice Choir is celebrating its 100th anniversary and is having its Centenary Concert at the St Michael’s Centre, Stoke Gifford, in aid of Cancer Research UK on April 26. See poster

We’re in the spotlight The latest Tackle newsletter turns the spotlight on Prospect Bristol in glowing terms. More

Our history found A version of the history of the setting up of Prospect in the early 2000s has been re-discovered. Committee member David Casley has found the file giving an insight into our history. It contains undated letters from Joe Bradley and Frank Rhodes, who were very active in setting up the group with […]

Adam,Rouilly was delighted to provide male pelvis and genital organ models to Prospect to use at awareness-raising events and in group sessions for men with prostate cancer. The SOOMSO MO17 Median Section of the Male Pelvis, and MO15 Model of the Male Genital Organs effectively demonstrate where the prostate is and its proximity in relation […]

CANCERTALK podcasts explore the potential of Integrative Medicine to improve cancer patients’ lives. It involves a broad, holistic approach to cancer care. Hear podcast here. And here there’s an item discussing if cycling can damage the prostate and what men can do to protect themselves:

We obtain anatomy models Tariq Shahab addressess the Prospect meeting where the Adam,Rouilly male genital organs model was handed over. See story above. Below David Casley and members see the model

Cancer test bus launched Bristol Live reports that Dr Jyoti Sha has converted an old bus into a clinic to test for PCa. She has caught more than 100 cases and urges men to get tested. More here

Free help with food/diet Struggling with any aspect of eating while going through cancer?  The World Cancer Research Fund Cancer and Nutrition Helpline is now free to call. Can’t find anything to eat that doesn’t make you feel sick? Worried about how different food will interact with your medicine? Or maybe you’ve seen something about […]

Cases of the disease are expected to grow as men live longer, with Britain expected to have a 32 per cent increase. We need to start planning and take action now, says UK expert. More here