Treatment options
Active at 75 but “Too Old” for Prostate Cancer Treatment?
Posted on July 15, 2025 in Blog, Podcast, Treatment optionsReading Time: 8 minutes Medically Approved by Mr Raj Nigam, Consultant Urologist (July 2025) Podcast with Mr Raj Nigam, Consultant Urologist, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust & The Focal Mr Raj Nigam is a Consultant Urologist at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and The Focal Therapy Clinic. He specialises in advanced prostate cancer treatments […]
Read more →Active Surveillance After the Protect Trial: What Men Should Know
Posted on July 18, 2024 in Diagnosis, Podcast, Treatment optionsReading Time: 6 minutesMedically Approved by Mr Marc Laniado (June 19th 2025) Podcast with Marc Laniado, Consultant Urologist, The Focal Therapy Clinic TL;DR ProtecT trial shows 97% survival but 75% needed treatment (Source: ProtecT Trial, 2023) Modern surveillance requires high-quality MRI and targeted biopsies for accurate risk assessment UK diagnostic quality varies significantly across […]
Read more →Can Anti-Ageing Science Improve Life After Prostate Cancer?
Posted on October 7, 2021 in Mens' health, Podcast, Treatment optionsReading Time: 6 minutesMedically Approved by: Raj Nigam, Consultant Urologist & Andrologist (2025)Referenced Research: Cellular Senescence Studies, Decision Regret Analysis, Longevity Science ApplicationsUpdated: June 2025 TL;DR: Age is the biggest risk factor for prostate cancer, but “age” isn’t just a number. Biological age matters more than chronological age for treatment selection and recovery. […]
Read more →Active Surveillance or Early Focal Therapy? Why the Balance is Shifting Toward Treatment
Posted on July 17, 2020 in Podcast, Treatment optionsWritten by The Focal Therapy Clinic Medical Team | Medically reviewed by Mr Alan Doherty, Consultant Urological Surgeon, FRCS(Urol) (GMC 3279241) — August 2026 At a Glance For men with localised prostate cancer and a visible lesion on MRI, the balance between watching and treating is shifting. Focal HIFU — NICE-approved under HealthTech guidance HTG667 […]
Read more →Just Put Him on Hormones”: Short-Cuts in Prostate Cancer Care
Posted on June 30, 2020 in Hormone therapy, Podcast, Treatment optionsReading Time: 7 minutes Study Reference: Imperial/HEAT Registry PSM Study (2023) – 8-year cancer control equivalence Legal Context: NHS Equality Act (2012) protections against age discrimination Updated: June 2025 TL;DR: Androgen-deprivation therapy is essential for advanced prostate cancer but is being inappropriately used as a “stop-gap” for early-stage patients who should receive curative treatment. […]
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