"We are delighted to announce that Retired Urological Consultant David Baxter Smith with whom we've had the privilege of working for the past 16 years will be playing a key role in the ongoing Research Project recently undertaken in conjunction with Manchester University. David has from day one had a particular interest in the importance of Free to Total Ratio's as part of the PSA Testing process and will be paying particular attention to this aspect of the Research. In order to give him time to...

Another landmark in our exciting journey. Please click here for the schedule for full details. This doesn't include finds from our Home Testing Kit initiative which has been well received in the County. We've now carried out over 5,000 of these tests, which we believe will form an important part of our armoury, even when event testing resumes hopefully in the Summer.

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Only about 5% of radiotherapy patients are treated with brachytherapy, which means most Prostate Support Groups only have at most one or two brachytherapy patients at their meetings. In order to provide an environment where brachytherapy patients can share experiences and learn from each other, Andrew Gabriel is starting a virtual Prostate Brachytherapy group on Zoom for patients who have had, or who are considering prostate brachytherapy, so that they can talk and share experiences with similar...

The male menopause is the name given to an age-related change in the hormone levels of men. There are several factors which could cause a person to enter this stage of their life.Some of the most common include:Testosterone deficiencyIncreasing SHBG levelsReduced pituitary functionReduced production of testosterone by the testiclesIncreasing insulin resistance/onset of diabetesIn all of these cases, it’s the dramatic reduction in the amount of testosterone the body produces which causes the men...

"Thank you for your recent letter enquiring after my PSA blood test results, as arranged with GFCT at Fratton Park. As you noted in your letter, I had a Red Letter showing a slightly high result and as a response to that letter I saw my G.P. the next day and we had a discussion about the results. He gave me a digital rectal examination and he wasn’t too concerned but he arranged for another blood test and an appointment with an Urologist at our local hospital. The second blood test came back sl...

MIS Healthcare in the UK are currently in the process of rolling out a new medical technology device to help men with the effects of radiation therapy, it is called Barrigel.As we all know the effects of radiation therapy on men after prostate cancer treatment can be quite bad, Barrigel is a rectal spacer that is designed to offer more comfort to the patient and to help reduce the side effects of radiation therapy.Barrigel are not the only spacer on the market, there is another one called ‘Spac...

“Happy Christmas to you guys, keep up the great work, the last time you checked me l was given an Amber report, unfortunately I had difficulty in getting my GP’s to take my early warning result and my own related symptoms seriously and was fobbed off.  When I eventually got them to get their act together, time had passed, tests were undertaken, and I was diagnosed with having advanced prostate cancer which had broken out from the prostate! BAD NEWS for me!!!!! However, thank you guys for the p...

We have been aware of the importance a review and analysis of our data might have for research purposes for some time, particularly given it now covers more than 154,033 results from over 103,000, men in more than 77,000 different postcodes in the UK.We are delighted to announce, the launch of a two-year project with Manchester University covering not only an analysis of our results but also men's attitudes to genetic testing and other factors which could help improve the diagnostic pathway for ...