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What is prostatitis?
Posted on May 13, 2025 in UncategorizedMedically Approved by Dr Aqua Asif (May 1st 2025) Written by Brian Lynch Prostatitis is an umbrella term for inflammation of the prostate gland. It may be triggered by an overt bacterial infection or arise without detectable bacteria (chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome, CP/CPPS). Men can experience troublesome urinary symptoms, pelvic pain […]
Read more →Diet and prostate cancer
Posted on May 13, 2025 in UncategorizedMedically Approved by Dr Aqua Asif (May 1st 2025) Written by Brian Lynch Each year, over 55,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it the most common cancer affecting men. For those navigating diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, especially with localised prostate cancer, understanding how lifestyle choices like diet can play […]
Read more →Prostate cancer and family history
Posted on May 12, 2025 in UncategorizedMedically Approved by Dr Aqua Asif (May 1st 2025) Written by Brian Lynch Does prostate cancer run in your family? Understanding your family history is important because it’s one of the biggest risk factors for developing the disease. Men are significantly more likely, about two and a half times more likely, to develop prostate cancer […]
Read more →What is a PSA Test for Prostate Cancer?
Posted on March 21, 2025 in Blog, UncategorizedWhat is Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)? The PSA blood test is a test that measures the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in a man’s blood. PSA is a protein produced by cells in the prostate gland, which sits just below the bladder and surrounds the urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body). While […]
Read more →Older patients and discrimination
Posted on August 5, 2024 in UncategorizedTwo of our consultant urologists, Tim Dudderidge and Raj Nigam, are co-authors on a soon-to-published piece of research into older men’s experience with localised prostate cancer, and focal therapy in particular. This is newsworthy for several reasons. First, it provides yet more evidence on the efficacy and quality of life benefits of focal therapy for […]
Read more →Breaking the taboos around prostate cancer
Posted on October 29, 2021 in Campaigning/advocacy, Incontinence, Mens' health, Prostate Cancer Support, UncategorizedIt’s that time of year again – when moustaches are in and taboos around men’s health are out. Movember starts this week, gearing up in its mission to break the taboos around mental health, prostate cancer and other diseases affecting millions of men across the globe. Elvin Box, Movember ambassador and prostate cancer survivor, is […]
Read more →Older men deserve support and treatment Prostate Cancer
Posted on October 13, 2021 in Mens' health, UncategorizedAgeing is the highest risk factor in developing prostate cancer, and its commonly accepted inevitability is often encapsulated in the comment, “You don’t die of it, you die with it”. So entrenched is this mentality that it drives attitudes, behaviours and practices around the management of prostate cancer to the point where we have seen […]
Read more →Any questions?
If you’ve got any questions about your prostate cancer diagnosis or want to know more about HIFU or NanoKnife, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our friendly, knowledgeable team.
