Conversations About Prostate Cancer

Elvin Box: on a mission to eradicate the taboos faced by men with prostate cancer Elvin Box, a popular and passionate advocate for men with prostate cancer, returns to OnFocus to discuss the Movember campaign which began earlier this month. Diagnosed in 2016, Elvin is a Movember UK ambassador and has written and campaigned extensively on…

Robin Pritchard, co-director of Cancer Care Map, joins On Focus to discuss how the online map he provides works and how it is impacting the communities it serves. Cancer Care Map was designed to help people living with cancer find care and support services in their local area, anywhere in the UK.  These services are wide-ranging and include counselling & support,…

Raj Nigam, Consultant Urologist at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and The Focal Therapy Clinic is an andrologist with a special interest in the impact of prostate cancer treatment on sexual and mental health, and has spoken several times before on the podcast about age-related implications of prostate cancer treatment. He’s here today to…

Today’s guest is Raymond Poole from Co Wicklow in Ireland, who is both campaigner and advocate for better treatment and more honest discussion about the impact of prostate cancer on mens’ lives. Following his prostate cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment, he has used both poetry and prose to express his emotions, communicate his experience with…

Joining me today is Dr Stephen Allan, a retired consultant anaesthetist and former prostate cancer patient. Stephen has a unique perspective on how men are diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer, and shares his wisdom and experience regularly through Tackle Prostate Cancer as a patient representative, and as an advisor to NICE and the National…

Joining OnFocus in this episode is Nigel Harris, a medical sales professional from Winchester who recently underwent HIFU treatment with Tim Dudderidge. He leads a very active sporting life, particularly on the ice where he both plays and coaches ice hockey – and following his prostate cancer diagnosis was intent on finding a treatment that…

An Interview with GP and Author Dr Jeff Foster Joining OnFocus in this episode to discuss prostate cancer screening, NHS data sharing and maintaining wellness is GP and Men’s Health specialist Dr Jeff Foster. Dr Jeff is the author of Man Alive in which he examines the most commonly misunderstood aspects of men’s health. His…

Urological Consultant Tim Dudderidge speaks to OnFocus about the innovations shaping the future of Prostate Cancer managment TFTC Urological Consultant Tim Dudderidge, based at University Hospital Southampton, joins OnFocus to discuss some of the new technologies that are coming through that we can expect to see impacting the experience and outcomes for men with prostate…