Screening
My Father Had Prostate Cancer — What Is My Risk and When Should I Get Checked?
Posted on May 12, 2025 in Blog, Diagnosis, Mens' health, Patient stories, ScreeningMedically Approved by Dr Aqua Asif (May 1st 2025) and Mr Alan Doherty Consultant Urologist GMC: 3279241. (20/3/2026) Written by FTC Medical team At a Glance If your father or brother had prostate cancer, your risk of developing it is about 2.5 times higher than average (Cancer Research UK). Around 5–10% of prostate cancers are […]
Read more →From Skeptic to Believer: Why a Urologist Backed Focal Therapy
Posted on July 17, 2024 in Blog, Diagnosis, MRI, Podcast, ScreeningTL;DR Top 10 UK specialist now “more positive than ever” about focal therapy after treating large patient cohort (Source: Daily Mail National Poll) High-quality MRI transforms screening rationale by enabling precise treatment with minimal side effects Patient enthusiasm for focal therapy exceeds expectations with many preferring targeted treatment over radical approaches Combination of early detection […]
Read more →Focal Therapy & PSA Screening: Minimally Invasive Options
Posted on July 16, 2024 in Diagnosis, MRI, Podcast, ScreeningReading Time: 7 minutes Medically Approved by: Alan Doherty, Clinical Director, Birmingham Prostate Clinic (2024) Referenced Treatments: HIFU focal therapy, IRE/NanoKnife, multiparametric MRI advances Updated: June 2025 TL;DR: Highly-targeted treatments (HIFU & NanoKnife) now control early tumours with minimal side-effects, removing traditional fears about “finding cancer means losing function.” Modern mpMRI pinpoints lesions before […]
Read more →Any questions?
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