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Advertising Competition
The Prostate Cancer Charity has been entered into London's biggest creative challenge to win free advertising space on London's buses - a great way for us to increase awareness of prostate cancer and our Charity.
Fantastic news, we won the Wild Card round. Thanks to everyone for voting over the past month to get us through to the Grand Prix!
The next step is that our design will be entered into the London Creative Challenge Grand Prix competing against 13 other agencies. The overall winner will be decided by 50% consumer vote and 50% judge’s vote. Online voting will open on 13th July 2009 and close on 23rd July 2009 and will be promoted via e-marketing, banners on all CBS Outdoor emails, full page advertising in Campaign and Media Week magazines and PR activity.
The judge’s vote will take place at Battersea Park on the 24th July. Each ad will be posted live on a bus and then driven past the panel for them to view and vote on. The winner of the London creative challenge will be announced at the end of the day.
Please visit http://www.upeveryonesstreet.co.uk/ for more information.
Tour of Britain Launches
May 2009- The route of the 2009 Tour of Britain was unveiled on 5th May at The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. Find out more about the Tour of Britain.
Congratulations to this year’s London marathon runners
April 2009 A BIG thank you to the 196 runners who took part in the Flora London Marathon on Sunday 26th April in aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity. Look at the photos of the day.
Live web chat with Dr Hilary Jones
March 2009 - See GMTV's Dr Hilary's web chat on prostate cancer. .
COUPLES: facing prostate cancer together
February 2009 - Find out more about the COUPLES project and how you can volunteer to take part.
To what outcome? Report
New report from The Prostate Cancer Charter for Action finds that almost 2,500 deaths from cancer every year could be prevented if all NHS organisations fully implemented NICE’s guidance on cancer services.
Abiraterone Clinical Trials
To find out more about abiraterone and how it works, please read our abiraterone frequently asked question. You can also contact The Prostate Cancer Charity’s free, confidential Helpline to speak to a specialist nurse. Call 0800 074 8383 (Mon to Fri, 10am to 4pm, and Wed evenings from 7 to 9pm).
You may also wish to read The Prostate Cancer Charity’s guide on prostate cancer clinical trials which contains background information for men and their families considering participating in a study.
Flora London Marathon
April 2008 - A BIG thank you to the 156 runners who took part in the Marathon in aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity. Look at the photos of the day here.
Ex-England Rugby Legend Andy Ripley wins Rugby Book of the Year for Ripley’s World at the British Sports Book Awards
18th March 2008 Ex-England rugby legend Andy Ripley was earlier today named the winner of the Rugby Book of the Year Award at the British Sports Book Awards in London.
His book, Ripley’s World, published October 2007 by Mainstream, is an intimate and moving account, in diary form, of his battle with prostate cancer since he was diagnosed.
All royalties from the book have been donated to The Prostate Cancer Charity, for whom Ripley continues to campaign. Despite 35,000 men each year being diagnosed with the illness, it is a subject that Ripley feels is talked about far too infrequently.
Andy Ripley was capped 24 times for the England international rugby team throughout the 1970s and was one of Willie John's invincible Lions in 1974. Now a successful businessman, he has held the world indoor rowing record for heavyweight men for 10 years. Born in 1947 and raised in Liverpool, he now lives in Surrey with his wife of 30 years and has 3 children.
NOTES TO EDITORS
For details of press coverage for Prostate Cancer Awareness Week 2008, please visit our Real Men Do website.
NICE is recruiting new members to independent advisory committees on the use of health technologies
March 2008 - The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is recruiting new members to its independent advisory Appraisal Committee. The Appraisal Committee formulates recommendations for NICE on the use of drugs and devices in the NHS in England and Wales. The Institute is looking to recruit a range of committee members. Members of the Committee are drawn from the NHS, healthcare professionals, patients and carers, and the academic world.
The Appraisal Committee considers and interprets evidence on the clinical and cost effectiveness of health technologies (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures and health promotion interventions), and formulates recommendations for NICE on their use.
NICE are looking to recruit individuals who have the experience and commitment to help the Institute take some of the most difficult decisions in public life, and in doing so to contribute to improving the quality and consistency of care provided by the NHS.
Individuals who are interested in joining the Appraisal Committee should log on to the Institute’s website for information and an application pack. Applications should be made by 31st March 2008.
PCA3 position statement
October 2007 - The Charity’s position statement on PCA3; a new molecular test to improve prostate cancer diagnosis.
Hydro Active Women’s Challenge
September 2007 - Thanks to the 147 ladies who took part in the Hydro Active Women’s Challenge. Look at the photos of the day here
BUPA Great North Run
September 2007 - A BIG congratulations to the 191 runners who completed the Great North Run on 30th September. Look at the photos of the day here
The Georgian House Father's Day Feast
June 2007 - The Father's Day Feast proved a great success in raising awareness, promoting healthy eating and generating some funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Click here to learn more.
Celebrity dance captain prepares for the ride of her life
June 2007 - Our latest celebrity supporter, Dirty Dancing’s dance captain Sarah Bowden, will be undertaking a non-stop international cycle ride on 13 June to raise vital funds for the Charity. Click here to learn more.
Father's Day
May 2007 - Father's day is Sunday 17th June 2007 and The Prostate Cancer Charity has several ideas to make this year extra special! Click here to learn more.
Flora London Marathon
April 2007 - A BIG thank you to the 132 runners who took part in the Marathon in aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity. Read our Flora London Marathon from here.
Scotland Prostate Cancer Forum
May 2006 - Attended by almost 100 delegates, the first Scotland forum heard about the prostate cancer situation in Scotland, and had opportunities for discussion and debate in workshops. Read our report on the forum here.
My husband's silent killer
November 2005 - Maureen Dickson talks to The Observer about her family's experience of prostate cancer.
Real Man Campaign
November 2005 - Our Real Man Campaign adverts have now appeared in leading nationals including The Daily Express, The Daily Star, Metro London, The Financial Times, The Sunday Telegraph, the Daily Mirror and The Sun. All the advertising and design has been totally free.
Rebranding, relaunching
November 2005 - If you are a regular visitor it may not have escaped you attention that we have a new logo and a new look website. You can find out about our new logo here, and our new website is explained here.
First National Survey
November 2005 - Our First National Survey asked over 1,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer within the last three years, about their care and found that one in five was given his diagnosis insensitively - some were even told by phone or by letter. You can get the whole story here.
Ricky Radio Rumpus
October 2005 - When Ricky Gervais wrote and starred in a radio ad to raise awareness about prostate cancer it caused a huge controversy and media frenzy. You can get the whole story here.