I am writing to thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing this amazing service, and to let you know that without it, I would still be oblivious to the prostate cancer that I have been diagnosed with.For me, there wasn’t any signs that something was wrong, only the high test results and it was confirmed after I had MRI & CT scans.My disease is quite advanced but contained within the prostate thankfully. So another year and it would have been a different story.I am due in surgery on Sat...

I would like to say a massive thank you to the Somerset Prostate Support Association.I took advantage of the offer of a PSA test in Midsomer Norton in September 2022.I had no symptoms but went for the test as suggested by my wife. To both our surprise my result came back at 11.5 so was red flagged.I had a further test via my GP confirming a raised PSA level of 12.6. From there I had a referral to Southmead Hospital, an MRI scan, biopsy which confirmed stage 2A prostate cancer. I have now undergo...

On 11th February 2023, Ken Evans of the Bedfordshire Masons presented a donation to the Graham Fulford Charitable Trust's phlebotomists. Thank you for your donation, it is much appreciated.

CPHA part of the GFCT Charity are pleased to offer FREE blood pressure and basic Kardia ECG tests at our future health test events in Cornwall, starting at our Liskeard event on the 1st February. These tests can act as indicators of potentially serious underlying health conditions, some of which may lead to a stroke in the future. This exciting initiative is led by Helen Dale-Sleeman who is a Specialist Stroke Nurse and East Team Lead at the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Helen and h...

PCUK HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR INTERIM POSITION ON PSA TESTING - NOVEMBER 2022Interim positionFollowing a review of new evidence and two co-production workshops including men with lived experience, academics, and clinicians, we have agreed some key changes in what we think and say about the PSA blood test for men without symptoms. This is an interim position because a large-scale epidemiological study of PSA blood test use in the UK and an evidence review are currently underway; our position will con...

HOPEFULLY THE UK WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY?“Life-changing” recommendations by European Commission for men impacted by Prostate CancerProstate cancer patients, clinicians and researchers jointly praised the European Commission’s decision to extend a recommendation of organised cancer screening programmes to prostate cancer. The Commission has today published the update of the 2003 EU Council Screening Recommendations which adds prostate, lung and gastric cancers to the list to be addressed by the ca...

Good morning.Thanks for the reminder. Following my last PSA test (which came back as a 4), my GP was reluctant to refer me at first as I hadn’t had the test through them and had no history of prostrate cancer. I wasn’t seen by my GP but when I persisted, I was referred to my local urology unit. They acted very quickly and sent me for further tests, eventually ending up been diagnosed with stage 3 prostrate cancer in May.I had a robotic Prostatectomy in August last year.During the various tests...

“The National Prostate Cancer Audit 2021 from England and Wales published last week found the number of patients being diagnosed with prostate cancer fell 54% in England between April and June 2020 highlighting the staggering impact the pandemic has had on detecting other serious diseases.Of the men diagnosed with Prostate Cancer since April 2020 a higher proportion – 21% versus 17% - were diagnosed at the most advanced stage compared with the previous year.Prostate Cancer is now the most comm...

Hi Susan,I just want to let you know I got my results last Friday, they have come back that I have prostate cancer, not a very nice early Christmas present😭.I just want to say thank you to you and the team for giving me the chance to be tested, I know it’s crap that I have cancer but if it wasn’t for you guys I would be walking oblivious doing my normal daily work etc and the cancer would be growing and spreading round my body.I am going into the Freeman hospital to...

This video has been made by North Wales Police following two years of testing within their force.  We have worked very closely with Maria Hughes who is Corporate Head of Medical Services.  This video is the real life story of Neil Akers who is the Force Risk and Business Continuity Head, who explains his real life experience following a routine PSA blood test, his visit to his GP and eventually finding out he had agressive cancer.  His words are, "If I hadn't taken the test I would not see Decem...