News Archive
22 July 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on new treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer
14 July 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Four new research grants awarded to help fight ‘Taboo’ disease.
The Prostate Cancer Charity is supporting four new research projects across the UK.
14 July 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Two new grants awarded to Scottish researchers to help fight ‘Taboo’ disease
The Prostate Cancer Charity is supporting two new research projects in Scotland.
7 July 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity appoints first specialist nurse to work specifically with African Caribbean communities
African Caribbean men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer than their white counterparts. To recognise this, The Prostate Cancer Charity has appointed its first Support and Information Specialist Helpline Nurse to work specifically with African Caribbean communities.
2 July 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on study into Broccoli and prostate cancer
1 July 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on report finding that seven in ten men with prostate cancer eligible for chemotherapy do not receive it
7 May 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity launches first Real Man Cycling Challenge
London's first ever corporate cycling event the Real Man Cycling Challenge - will be launched today (7 May) to raise vital funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity.
22 April 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Health Minister welcomes the first ever UK Prostate Cancer Masterclass
The Prostate Cancer Charity is launching the first ever Prostate Cancer Masterclass. Ann Keen, Under Secretary of State for Health Services, will be addressing the delegates at the start of the Masterclass on 23rd April.
1 April 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Prostate Cancer Chief drives fire engine to Albania
The Chief Executive of The Prostate Cancer Charity, John Neate, is part of a team from a Reading church driving a fire engine to Albania to help an underprivileged town and raise awareness of prostate cancer on the way.
26 March 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity announces new award to improve experience of men living with prostate cancer
The Prostate Cancer Charity has launched a new award scheme, inviting applications for a grant of up to £25,000 to fund a project aimed at improving the lives of men living with prostate cancer.
10 March 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Shadow Health Minister backs Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (10-16 March 2008)
Mike Penning MP, Shadow Health Minister, has become the primary sponsor of The Prostate Cancer Charity’s awareness week and will be tabling the Charity’s Early Motion (EDM) in the House Common.
10 March 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Fear, ignorance and lack of access to doctors stops men from having their prostate checked
An ICM poll commissioned by The Prostate Cancer Charity asked men over 45 years of age what would most stop them from visiting their GP, if they were getting up to pee several times at night. The findings paint a shocking picture of fear, lack of awareness about the symptoms of prostate cancer and most worryingly, men not being able to get an appointment to see their doctor.
6 March 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Marks & Spencer and Andi Peters link with Prostate Cancer Awareness
TV Presenter Andi Peters is joining forces with Marks & Spencer and The Prostate Cancer Charity to help raise awareness of prostate cancer – a disease which kills one man every hour in the UK. Andi, who is the face and body of the Prostate Cancer Awareness Week for M&S, can be seen modelling a pair of exclusively designed pants from the fund raising range.
3 March 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Zephaniah's 'BOTTY BUSINESS' to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer
Playwright, novelist and poet, Benjamin Zephaniah, has joined forces with The Prostate Cancer Charity in a bid to raise awareness of the disease amongst men from African Caribbean communities across the country.
27 February 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
NICE Guidelines for men with Prostate Cancer welcomed
Guidelines published today by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for the care and treatment of men diagnosed with prostate cancer have been welcomed by The Prostate Cancer Charity.
19 February 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Marks & Spencer and The Prostate Cancer Charity announce second year of partnership
Marks & Spencer and The Prostate Cancer Charity are joining forces for the second year to help raise awareness of prostate cancer – a disease which kills one man every hour in the UK.
14 February 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Meet John Barnes and Tackle Prostate Cancer at the 2008 Real Man Cup
31 January 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
A personal message from top chef and television star Nick Nairn
29 January 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Celebrity Dancing on Ice judge, Jason Gardiner joined forces with friend, actress and contestant from the first series, Bonnie Langford, on the TV game show Who wants to be a millionaire? walking away with the fantastic sum of £20,000.
10 January 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Tristan Gooley will use the opportunity to raise awareness of prostate cancer - a disease that kills one man every hour - and pay tribute to a missing legendary navigator in a mission supported by the travel industry legend
7 January 2008 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity Comments On Study Examining The Effect Of Hormone Therapy On Prostate Cancer Growth
19 December 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Chris Hiley, The Prostate Cancer Charity's Head of Policy and Research Management, comments on Japan's National Cancer Centre study.
Dr Hiley said: "This study looks at the link between drinking green tea and advanced prostate cancer. Green tea contains powerful antioxidants, called polyphenols. Drinking green tea may protect against the development and growth of prostate cancer."
18 December 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity's Information Service has been commended for its use of clear language and design by the Plain English Campaign awards.
Two of the Charity's information leaflets, The Works and The Prostate Gland Owners Manual, created for men affected by prostate cancer, were among publications from six organisations presented with a Plain English Campaign Award at an awards ceremony hosted by popular comedian, Lenny Henry.
7 December 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on the effect of nutrition fruit drink on prostate cancer cells in mice’
3 December 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity calls on the Government to address the inadequate access to prostate cancer specialist nurses
22 November 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Diane Abbott MP has been short listed for this year’s Charity Champion Awards 2007 for the support she has given our African Caribbean Project
15 November 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on BMJ study: 'Detection of prostate cancer in unselected young men: prospective cohort nested within a randomised controlled trial'
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s Chief Executive, John Neate said: "This paper looks at screening 1299 men (with few or no symptoms, family history or other risk factors) aged between 45 and 49 for prostate cancer using the PSA blood test. The authors state that 2.3% of the men tested turned out to have prostate cancer after further investigations."
14 November 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on obesity and mortality in men with locally advanced prostate cancer
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on obesity and mortality in men with locally advanced prostate cancer published in the journal Cancer which states that men with a high BMI are more likely to die from prostate cancer
14 November 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
A personal message from television star Tom O’Connor
12 November 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Top photographer reveals technique used in charity annual review snaps
1 November 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) report: ‘Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective’, published 31 October 2007
Response to World Cancer Research Fund report
20 September 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
New molecular test to improve prostate cancer diagnosis announced
On 21 September 2007, Gen-Probe launched the PROGENSA™ PCA3 test. It is a urine test to aid in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. The test uses the presence of PCA3 (a genetic marker for prostate cancer) to predict for prostate cancer, and can be used in conjunction with current tests to confirm diagnosis.
14 September 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
New European Commission health survey, claims: “Too few Europeans undergo colorectal cancer and prostate cancer check ups”
John Neate, The Prostate Cancer Charity’s Chief Executive, said: “The reported comments of the EU Health Commissioner, Markos Kyprianou, suggesting that men should be strongly urged to undergo tests for prostate cancer - while appealing - seem to pay little attention to the complexity of the disease and to the lack of scientific evidence on the value of PSA population screening. However, Mr Kyprianou’s call for more awareness of prostate cancer is very welcome.”
8 August 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Colin Jackson urges runners to stride out across the Atlantic for The Prostate Cancer Charity
Hurdler Colin Jackson CBE, is offering ambitious runners a unique opportunity to take part in the 2007 ING New York City Marathon for The Prostate Cancer
Charity.
30 July 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
For the first time ever, The Prostate Cancer Charity is supporting research projects across the UK. Seven different projects were awarded a total of nearly £800,000.
These grants have been given following a national ‘Call for Research Proposals’ for prostate cancer specific applications from all UK research establishments. The Charity received 49 requests for funding as a result. All the applications were peer reviewed by an international panel and the strongest applications were selected by a Research Advisory Committee made up of leading researchers, clinicians and men who have been affected by prostate cancer.
23 July 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Diane Abbott MP launches The Prostate Cancer Charity’S first African Caribbean postcard campaign
Wives, daughters, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, mothers and nieces - tell your husbands, sons, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, fathers and nephews. African Caribbean men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer than their white counterparts.
17 July 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Major new Prostate Cancer clinical trial announced
At a major conference on prostate cancer this Monday (16th July), Dr Chris Parker from The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden Hospital, deplored the lack of clinical trials for men with the disease. “Every year 32,000 British men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK. But because of a legacy of under-investment in prostate cancer clinical trials in the past, we now know less about the best way of treating patients compared with many other cancers.”
12 July 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Royal Society of Medicine’s 1st Prostate Cancer Conference
For the first time, The Prostate Cancer Charity, the Royal Society of Medicine and the Prostate Cancer Charter for Action have combined forces to give men affected by prostate cancer, and those closest to them, the chance to hear about the latest prostate cancer research and to question the experts working in the field.
3 July 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
David Hillier tackles Tour De France
David Hillier, Barclays Capital’s Chief UK Economist, was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2002 when he was just 37. It is very rare to be diagnosed with prostate cancer at such a young age and he was given just two years to live.
12 June 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Father’s day funding for The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity will be celebrating an extra special Father’s Day this year, thanks to the help and support of three new corporate partners.
12 June 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Sat-nav that can help surgeons find cancer
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on an article released in the Daily Mail.
1 June 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Regulatory Agency’s discovery of a counterfeit batch of the prostate cancer drug Casodex.
A criminal investigation was launched today after the discovery of fake medicine destined for prostate cancer patients.
31 May 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Mark Sargeant encourages you to have a Father’s Day Feast
Mark Sargeant, Head Chef at Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s has lent his support to our new Father’s Day Feast campaign
29 May 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on latest Scottish Cancer Registry Statistics
24 May 2007 : Reuters
Hormone response can guide prostate cancer therapy
According to pooled data from 10 phase II trials that included 1446 patients with metastatic prostate cancer, the duration of biochemical remission after a period of hormone therapy can help predict whether further therapy will be beneficial, researchers report in the May issue of BJU International.
18 May 2007 : Reuters
A new study suggests that eating lycopene-rich tomatoes offers no protection against prostate cancer, contrary to the findings of some past studies.
In fact, the researchers found an association between beta carotene, an antioxidant related to lycopene, and an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
16 May 2007 : Reuters
Reuters story: Heavy multivitamin use may raise risk of advanced prostate cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who take multivitamin supplements more than seven times per week appear to be at increased risk for advanced prostate cancer compared with their peers who do not use vitamins, new research suggests.
15 May 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Our new Charity Ambassador, Neil ‘Doctor’ Fox, is lending his support to our Father’s Day Campaign to help raise awareness of prostate cancer.
This year we have joined forces with Tesco, and 10 pence from the sale of their own-brand Father’s Day cards in the stores across the country will be donated to the Charity. The cards will be on sale from 31st May to 17th June 2007.
15 May 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
By 2020 two-thirds of people diagnosed with cancer should still be alive after five years, say Cancer Research UK.
The goal is one of ten ambitious targets set out by the charity for the future of cancer care.
It comes as figures show a patient with cancer now has a 46.2% chance of being alive ten years after diagnosis compared with 23.6% 30 years ago.
The Department of Health backed the targets and said work was needed to further improve cancer prognosis.
Increased survival over the past three decades can be attributed to earlier detection of cancer, greater use of specialist surgery, cancer screening programmes and advances in treatments.
11 May 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Testing for the PCA3 gene is a new and essential tool for catching prostate cancer in time?
Dr Chris Hiley, The Prostate Cancer Charity’s Head of Policy and Research comments on article published in The Times here
9 May 2007 : Reuters
FDA seeks more data from Dendreon pioneering therapeutic cancer vaccine
LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Plans by U.S. biotech company Dendreon Corp. to market a pioneering therapeutic cancer vaccine were dealt a blow on Wednesday when U.S. regulators demanded more data before approving it, sending the company's shares plummeting 60 percent.
Just over a month ago the stock more than doubled in a single session when a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval for the vaccine, called Provenge.
5 April 2007 : Reuters
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on the findings of a BBC investigation that has allegedly uncovered evidence that some men with low risk prostate cancer who have chosen to undergo radiotherapy have been give hormone therapy instead.
Dr. Chris Hiley, Head of Policy and Research at The Prostate Cancer Charity said: “It would be totally unacceptable if hormone treatment were being prescribed for men with prostate cancer simply in order to meet treatment target times - when it is not required to treat their cancer. It has nothing to do with patient centred care or good medicine."
28 March 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
The Prostate Cancer Charity launches its first volunteering service in Scotland.
To mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, The Prostate Cancer Charity has launched the first prostate cancer volunteering service of its kind in Scotland.
19 March 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Older men worry more about their pensions than weight gain, baldness, impotence or prostate cancer.
An ICM poll commissioned by us asked 1,000 men what concerned them most about getting older and almost a third (32 per cent) said their pension.
18 March 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Our Chief Executive explains Awareness Week.
Interview with John Neate, our Chief Executive.
12 March 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
John Barnes presents our first Real Man Cup.
Legendary Liverpool and England Footballer John Barnes helped kick off this year’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Week by attending our first ever 5-a-side football tournament – The Real Man Cup – at Powerleague 5 a-side Centre, Tottenham on Saturday 10 March 2007.
5 March 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Purchase your blue 'Real Man' pin badges at M&S stores now
Marks & Spencer has joined forces with The Prostate Cancer Charity to help raise awareness of prostate cancer – a disease that kills one man in the UK every hour.
16 February 2007 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Colin Jackson urges marathon runners to support us
Hurdler Colin Jackson CBE is calling for runners to take part in the 2007 Flora London Marathon to raise funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity.
10 January 2007 : Reuters
Obesity and weight gain tied to prostate cancer death
Excess weight may not raise a man's risk of developing prostate cancer, but it may make him more likely to die of the disease, researchers reported Monday.
5 January 2007 : Reuters
Y chromosome may have role in prostate cancer
The Y chromosome may be involved in prostate cancer, suggest findings of an Israeli study in which fathers with only daughters had a higher risk of prostate cancer than did fathers with at least one son.
15 December 2006 : Reuters
For older men with prostate cancer, action may beat waiting
Older men with early stage, localized prostate cancer live longer if the disease is treated with radiation or surgery instead of simply waiting and watching it as is often recommended, a study said on Tuesday.
15 December 2006 : Reuters
Cancer in sister affects black men's cancer risk
For African-American men, the chances of developing prostate cancer are increased if a sister has breast cancer, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
6 December 2006 : Reuters
Baldness drug could mask prostate cancer marker
A popular baldness drug taken by more than 4 million men worldwide can mask an important marker used in screening tests to detect prostate cancer, scientists said on Monday.
10 November 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Stepping out in the Lord Mayor's Show to raise awareness
For the first time ever, we will parade with its 50 strong team of volunteers and staff at The Lord Mayor's Show in London on November 11th.
6 November 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Our Chief Executive hits out at funding shortfalls
Cancer patients across the UK are being forced to fight "titanic battles" for essential treatments and specialist care.
25 October 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Eamonn McCabe contributes shots to our Annual Review
Award-winning photographer Eamonn McCabe has joined forces with us in a bid to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
25 September 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Confidential nurse-led Helpline is now free to callers from UK landlines
Do you know if you are at risk of prostate cancer or what to do if you think you have the disease? Do you know what the prostate gland does? Do you know that every hour a UK man dies of prostate cancer? Do you know that 32,000 men are diagnosed with this disease every year?
22 September 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
New Prostate Cancer Equality Action Plan recommends Government action
Broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald is backing a coalition of cancer experts and patient groups calling for Government action to tackle prostate cancer in black and ethnic minority (BME) groups.
19 September 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Increased risk of prostate cancer seen in rotating-shift workers
Results of a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology suggest a significant association between rotating-shift work and prostate cancer.
25 August 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Brighton Dawn Walk gives men with prostate cancer a brighter horizon
A walk to support men with prostate cancer is to be held in Brighton, for the second time, on 3 September.
25 August 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
U-turn on cancer treatment decision "totally unreasonable"
Health Commission Wales decide not to fund brachytherapy on cost grounds.
25 August 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Tilehouse Rotary Club to raise awareness and much needed funds
A walk to support men with prostate cancer is to be held for the first time in Hitchin, Hertfordshire on 3 September.
16 August 2006 : Reuters
Low-risk prostate cancer often overtreated
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Approximately one half of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer undergo surgery or radiation therapy when watchful waiting may have been a more appropriate initial response, according to a research team at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
16 August 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Awareness Week MFI 'Real Man' competition winner
NHS administrator, Becky Noone, aged 24, from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, has landed the £1,000 top prize of MFI vouchers in our 'Real Men Know All About' awareness competition.
30 June 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Pomegranate juice slows PSA acceleration rate after surgery or radiation treatment
PHILADELPHIA – Pomegranate juice packs a punch on prostate cancer that prolongs post-surgery PSA doubling time, drives down cancer cell proliferation and causes prostate cancer cells to die, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
28 June 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
NICE recommend docetaxel for prostate cancer patients
We welcome NICE guidance, issued today, that recommends all eligible prostate cancer patients have access to the prostate cancer drug docetaxel (Taxotere).
14 June 2006 : Reuters
New tool aims to aid treatment decisions
Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles have developed a tool that they hope will help ease the burden of making difficult treatment decisions. It's a roulette wheel that allows patients to visualize the probable outcomes associated with different treatment options for different diseases.
5 June 2006 : The Prostate Cancer Charity
Concerns expressed that UK men aren't receiving treatment on the NHS
Following the Health Commission Wales's decision to stop funding standard brachytherapy treatment, a type of radiotherapy, for men living in Wales, we issue a warning about unequal treatment across the UK.