News

The government has announced 13 new diagnostic centres, enabling the NHS to perform nearly 750,000 more PCa tests and checks each year, says Prostate Cancer Research (Dec ’23).

RUH Bath is the first hospital in the West to use non-invasive PCa treatment. Newly-diagnosed men in the region who think they may be eligible for the treatment can speak to their clinician about referral. See here

Resistance to normal treatment for advanced PCa may be reversed in some men by stopping white blood cells from being “hijacked” and pulled into tumours, say researchers (2023) More here

How to keep your prostate healthy? Have more sex. See more here And more help here

Prostate Cancer UK have created this wellbeing hub to help support you in looking after your emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing. More here. And Prostate Cancer Research has more advice on that here

The diabetes drug metformin could prevent the progression of PCa but only for some tumours which are more likely to develop into aggressive cancers. More here

Thousands of English men missing out on abiraterone. It is available there as a first treatment option only for men with high-risk advanced PCa. See here

• Artificial intelligence (AI) tools could enable men to get PCa treatment that’s more personalised to them, saving and extending lives, according to new research. More here

Cancer help sessions

Join informal drop-in sessions for people with a cancer diagnosis, their families and supporters. Sessions every Monday 1.30-2.30pm, Thurs 10-11am at the Macmillan Wellbeing Centre, Southmead Hospital. More here

Scientists reverse drug resistance in PCa by targeting ‘hijacked’ white blood cells (Oct ’23). See here