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How AI Is Changing Prostate MRI Reporting and Diagnosis
Posted on August 2, 2024 in MRI, Podcast, TechnologyMedically Approved by Dr Aqua Asif (May 1st 2025) Written by Brian Lynch Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving from futuristic concept to practical tool in healthcare, especially in diagnosing prostate cancer. AI is changing how prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans are read, making the process faster, more accurate, and more consistent between […]
Read more →Graham explains how he found an alternative treatment to maintain quality of life
Posted on August 2, 2024 in HIFU, Patient stories, PodcastSummaryGraham Pipe, a 70-year-old retired surveyor, was diagnosed with localized prostate cancer after a PSA test and biopsy. His NHS doctors recommended surgery or radiotherapy. Concerned about side effects like incontinence and impotence, Graham researched alternatives and found the Focal Therapy Clinic. He underwent High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment, which targets cancer cells while sparing […]
Read more →Oliver Kemp : Prostate Cancer Research is helping men
Posted on July 30, 2024 in Campaigning/advocacy, News & Views, PodcastJoining OnFocus today is Oliver Kemp, CEO of Prostate Cancer Research in the UK and Director of PCR Inc. in the USA, whose mission Oliver describes as “to use our deep understanding of patient priorities and the research ecosystem to enable and implement the innovations that have greatest potential for impact, and to help scientists […]
Read more →Men’s Health Week: a conversation with prostate cancer campaigner Elvin Box
Posted on July 26, 2024 in Campaigning/advocacy, Mens' health, Mental health, PodcastSummary Elvin Box, a popular and passionate advocate for men with prostate cancer, joins this episode of OnFocus. Diagnosed in 2016, Elvin is a Movember UK ambassador and has written and campaigned extensively on a number of issues impacting men and their families as they experience a diagnosis of prostate cancer and navigate treatment options. […]
Read more →MRI – the most important diagnostic tool for prostate cancer
Posted on July 25, 2024 in Diagnosis, MRI, Podcast, TechnologyJoining On Focus today is Dr Francesco Giganti, Associate Professor and honorary Consultant in Radiology at University College London. Francesco is an acknowledged leader in researching imaging of the prostate, and in identifying new approaches to improve its accuracy in diagnosis and its effectiveness in treatment. He has co-authored over 200 publications reporting on investigations […]
Read more →Prostate MRI Quality Standards: Why Your Scan Determines Treatment Success
Posted on July 23, 2024 in MRI, News & Views, Podcast, TechnologyReading Time: 6 minutes Medically Approved by: Marc Laniado, Consultant Urologist (July 2024) Updated: June 2025 TL;DR: Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) with contrast—and reported by a specialist using the PI-QUAL quality score—lets doctors see prostate tumours accurately, enabling focal therapy or active surveillance suited to each man and sparing many from unnecessary surgery. Key Takeaways […]
Read more →Dr Arvin George: Innovations in Prostate Cancer Treatment
Posted on July 23, 2024 in MRI, News & Views, Podcast, TechnologyThis episode’s interviewee is Arvin George, Assistant Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine in the USA. Introduction Dr. Arvin George is a urologic surgeon and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. He specializes in treating prostate cancer using less invasive methods. In this interview, he talks about new ways […]
Read more →Mish Middelmann: Recovering Man Prostate Cancer Support Group
Posted on July 23, 2024 in Incontinence, Mens' health, PodcastA conversation with Mish Middelmann, author of the “Recovering Man” blog Joining me today is Mish Middelmann, aka “Recovering Man”, the title of the popular blog he produces on his experience with prostate cancer. Mish is an organic veggie gardener, prostate cancer survivor and convenor of the global Recovering Men prostate cancer support group. His […]
Read more →ProtecT Trial: Why Modern Surveillance Requires Precision Diagnostics to Avoid the 75% Treatment Trap
Posted on July 18, 2024 in Diagnosis, Podcast, Treatment optionsReading Time: 6 minutesMedically Approved by: Marc Laniado, Consultant Urologist (2025)Referenced Guidelines/Studies: ProtecT Trial (15-year follow-up), NICE Active Surveillance Guidelines, UK Focal Therapy Registry Updated: June 2025 TL;DR: The 15-year UK ProtecT trial confirms that men with localised prostate cancer very rarely die of the disease, whether they start with active surveillance, surgery or […]
Read more →Reasons to be cheerful
Posted on July 17, 2024 in Diagnosis, MRI, Podcast, ScreeningA conversation with TFTC consultant, Alan Doherty Joining the podcast today is Alan Doherty, Clinical Director at the Birmingham Prostate Clinic, and recently voted one of the UK’s top ten prostate cancer specialists in a national poll of consultant urologists published in the Daily Mail. Alan has been an innovator, advocate and dedicated practitioner of […]
Read more →Direct Hospital PSA Testing: Breaking Down Barriers to Early Prostate Cancer Detection
Posted on July 16, 2024 in Diagnosis, Podcast Reading Time: 6 minutes Medically Approved by: Tim Dudderidge, Consultant Urologist (July 2024) Updated: June 2025 TL;DR: Consultant Urologist Tim Dudderidge spearheaded an NHS pilot that lets men book a free, nurse-led PSA blood test directly with the hospital, bypassing GP delays. Early data (465 men, 64 fast-tracked) show the self-referral pathway finds […]
Read more →Chris Lewis: Chris’s Cancer Community
Posted on July 16, 2024 in Diagnosis, PodcastJoining me today is Chris Lewis, founder and CEO of Chris’s Cancer Community, an influential and impactful online community of cancer patients, recoverers, and those affected by cancer. The community has a significant online following (over 35k followers on Twitter at the time of recording), and Chris has shared his unique and substantial knowledge of […]
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