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Blogs about Prostate Cancer

If you or a loved one is diagnosed with prostate cancer, you may have many questions. We have interviewed prostate cancer experts – from surgeons to patients – to bring you articles, podcasts and other resources covering a wide range prostate cancer topics, including diagnosis and treatment stories.

Prostate cancer is not one disease — ~95% are acinar adenocarcinoma; rare types often don't raise PSA

Types of Prostate Cancer Explained: A UK Specialist Guide

Written by The Focal Therapy Clinic Medical Team | Medically reviewed by Dr Aqua Asif...
Famous diagnoses, real-world testing surges — Turnbull-Fry effect: referrals +20%; David Cameron chose focal therapy

UK Celebrities with Prostate Cancer: Stories That Changed Men’s Health Behaviour

Written by The Focal Therapy Clinic Medical Team | Medically reviewed by Dr Aqua Asif...
Kirsty Rowlinson-Groves standing in front of a blue wall bearing large Manchester lettering

Kirsty Rowlinson-Groves: Exercise & Prostate Cancer Recovery

Originally published: 2021 | Updated: March 2026 Reading Time: 6 minutes Medically reviewed on: March...

“Nobody Should Die of This”: Why Elvin Box Is Campaigning for Earlier Prostate Cancer Testing

Originally published: 2021 | Updated: March 2026 Reading Time: 7 minutes Medically reviewed on: March...
Will focal therapy be discussed at your MDT? The Montgomery ruling requires all reasonable options to be listed, you are not in the room so brief your clinician, and MDT advice is advisory not binding

How Can You Make Sure Focal Therapy Is Discussed at Your MDT Meeting?

Written by The Focal Therapy Clinic Medical Team | Medically reviewed by Mr Tim Dudderidge...
Not all prostate MRI scans are equal: NICE NG131 recommends mpMRI before biopsy, look for 3 Tesla with contrast and PI-QUAL 3-5, reported by a specialist uroradiologist

MRI: The Most Important Diagnostic Tool for Prostate Cancer

Written by The Focal Therapy Clinic Medical Team | Medically reviewed by Prof Francesco Giganti...
A second opinion changed my diagnosis: Gleason 3+3 became 3+4 on a 40-sample targeted biopsy after a 10-sample TRUS biopsy under-staged it, treated with day-case HIFU under NICE HTG667

A Prostate Cancer Second Opinion Changed My Diagnosis — Ian Paul’s Story

Written by Clare Delmar | Medically reviewed by Mr Marc Laniado, Consultant Urological Surgeon, MB...
Prehab for prostate cancer: exercise, nutrition and mental wellbeing support, with 85% of focal therapy patients back at work within two weeks and 97% continence in the FTC audit of 265 patients

What Is Prehab for Prostate Cancer and How Does It Help Your Recovery?

Written by The Focal Therapy Clinic Medical Team | Medically reviewed by Mr Marc Laniado...
Prostate cancer campaigner Elvin Box speaking, wearing a suit, tie and awareness pin badge

Elvin Box: Smashing Prostate Cancer Taboos

Originally published: 2021 | Updated: March 2026 Reading Time: 5 minutesMedically reviewed and updated on:...

What Are the Side Effects of Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer?

Originally published: 2020 | Updated: March 2026 Reading Time: 6 minutes Medically reviewed on: March...

Why Are Men Still Afraid to Talk About Prostate Cancer Side Effects?

Originally published: 2021 | Updated: March 2026 Reading Time: 6 minutes Medically reviewed on: March...
Treatment regret is often preventable — driven by unexpected side effects; honest counselling before, not after

Prostate cancer treatment regrets: what men wish they’d known

Written by The Focal Therapy Clinic Medical Team | Medically reviewed by Dr Aqua Asif...

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