Recent research highlights a breakthrough in prostate cancer screening: at-home saliva tests. According to a new study by the Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, these tests are more effective at identifying men at higher risk of prostate cancer than the traditional PSA blood tests.Understanding the Saliva Test AdvantageThe saliva tests focus on detecting genetic factors that predispose men to prostate cancer. Unlike the PSA blood tests, which c...

The Graham Fulford Charitable Trust recently received recognition from North Wales Police for our successful partnership promoting prostate cancer screening. This collaboration was celebrated at Mold Police Station on May 30th, highlighting the critical importance of early detection in safeguarding men’s health.Since 2019, GFCT has been working with North Wales Police to offer PSA test screenings to male officers and staff over 40. The PSA test, a simple blood test, can detect early signs ...

A huge milestone for us: 3,000 cancers identified through our health testing together with our partners!Since 2004, GFCT has been involved in testing over 132,000 men. As a result of this testing, 3,000 individuals (the majority with no symptoms) discovered diagnoses that could save their lives. The true impact of our testing is even greater than this figure, as not all results are reported back to us.Early diagnosis is crucial. Don’t wait for symptoms — get tested and take control o...

We are pleased to be partnering with Prostate Cancer Research to work on making the case for a prostate cancer screening programme in the UK: https://www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/pcr-partners-with-gfct-in-screening-push/Prostate Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research aimed at preventing, diagnosing, and treating prostate cancer. They focus on innovative scientific research to improve outcomes and quality of life for those affected by the disease. Through fund...

 The CHAPS, TACKLE and MASONIC Prostate Screening conference took place in April. The event in London was attended by the Graham Fulford Charitable Trust's founder Graham Fulford, trustee Susan Hart and Scott Minto, who has recently become an ambassador for GFCT.

Earlier this month, we were delighted to receive a generous donation from Warwick Rotary Club. Thank you!As we are a non-profit charity, donations go a long way in making it possible for us to carry on delivering prostate cancer tests for men across the UK.

We were honoured to be awarded on behalf of all our volunteers at The Graham Fulford Charitable Trust the Kings Award for Voluntary Services for Prostate Awareness Testing in Warwickshire and throughout the UK.A wonderful day with the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire and our wonderful volunteers. We were honoured on behalf of all our volunteers accepting the Kings Award for Voluntary Services for all their hard work enabling the charity to carryout Prostate Awareness Testing in Warwickshire and t...

An 'inevitable' global surge in prostate cancer is coming, with a worldwide doubling of cases to 2.9 million and an 85% increase in deaths to nearly 700,000 by the year 2040, the Lancet Commission on Prostate Cancer warned this week. Read more: Prostate Cancer Tsunami Coming, Experts Caution

We're delighted to announce we now have a supply of the above very useful booklet prepared by one of our partners Pcaso, which is a prostate cancer sufferers support group covering Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset on the south coast. Whilst there are a lot of very useful publications produced by the likes of PCUK, this is fairly unique in that it is written "by patients for patients". It has been reviewed by very experienced urologists and the foreword is by Chris Parker, a leading oncologist in the...

Enough is enough. UK charity Prostate Cancer Research have launched a nationwide petition calling on major political parties to include a commitment to prostate cancer screening in their manifestos. Every year over 13,000 men die of prostate cancer - that's one every 40 minutes. This is a national tragedy. But it doesn’t need to be this way. If prostate cancer is caught early, it is almost always curable. Right now, Labour and the Conservatives are busy finalising their manifestos, deciding wha...