The condition affects one in eight men yet thousands die of embarrassment, not wanting to talk to a doctor about what can be an intimate issueA good article in the Daily Mirror last week:https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/10-things-every-man-should-12146035 

Take a look at what we've been up to.Our General Statistics and also the Masonic Summary have been updated (Data to the end of February 2018) and are now available on our website (Downloads section) - Link

Daily Mail Saturday 3rd March 2018Note the first action point, referrals are "..usually because of an adverse blood test",  which means PSA blood tests need to be had in the first instance.Know your PSA Score !Ask your GP for one (They are obliged to provide a PSA test if over 50) or look on our website for a testing event near you - LinkFull article - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5456243/NHS-launches-one-stop-service-diagnose-prostate-cancer.htmlOther links to the same news item:BB...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX4CpzD7C-E?rel=0&w=560&h=315]Just added this very good video onto our website taken by Clearwater Photography at a PSA testing event at Fleet in 2016. It includes the talk that David Baxter-Smith has done on many occasions at PSA testing events and includes information on prostate health, prostate disease symptoms, the PSA test and what happens following the test.Links:Our website (PSA Tests page)YouTube

Sue and I were lucky enough to secure two places at the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies conference entitled "Prostate Cancer Europe" in Brussels recently.The conference was attended by a broad church of expertise and from across the length and breadth of Europe with a wide range of expertise in all forms of Prostate Cancer diagnosis and treatment.We will be submitting  our up to 800 word recommendation to the ICPS by the deadline of the 16th March for potential inclusion in the 'G...

Article from Chris Booth, a retired and very experienced urulogist and Clinical Director at CHAPS.NEWSFLASH: PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGThis controversy has hit the headlines again with the news that the UK’s annual death toll from Prostate Cancer (PCa) has risen to over 11,800 and now exceeds that for breast cancer. Comparisons between the two cancers are striking!No national screening programme exists for PCa, UK testing and referral guidelines are confusing and PCa attracts less than half the ...

[gallery ids="104,105,106,107" type="rectangular"]Some pictures from our PSA testing event at Peterborough on the 3rd February. A great day and well organised.Letters in the post soon !

Good to see men's health, prostate cancer and early diagnosis in the headlines and being talked about, including about PSA tests.There are some good articles in the news today, and also interesting positive comments to these articles (Social Media, news websites) from men who have been diagnosed early and have had successful treatments. These early diagnoses are frequently thanks to having a PSA Test and following it up with their health professional. Some have commented on the need to have a re...

Latest research shows clear benefits for men with a raised PSA score having an MRI Scan before a biopsy, whereby around 40,000 per year of painful and potentially risky biopsies can be avoided.Click here for a more detailed summary of the findings: PROMIS Study - MRI ScansThis can also be found on our website Downloads section.The summary sheet is sent out with all of our PSA result red letters.The full study (Published in the Lancet) can be found here

An interesting analysis of the use of the 'Free to Total' test that is requested by GFCT for all PSA results over 1.5.For a definition of what Free to Total is, please see the Definitions page on our website :  Definitions page linkThe overall analysis has been added to the Statistics page on the website : Statistics page linkHere is the Summary of the analysisThe line to note is the percentage of cancer finds where the Free to Total Ratio is below 18% - 87.47% suggesting the FTR figure is a goo...