External Links
The following links are for organisations also involved in prostate cancer research. If you know of any others, please let us know - web@prostate-cancer.org.uk
The Association for International Cancer Research funds cutting edge research into the causes of cancer. In the past 26 years, they have supported a large variety of projects in all corners of the world.
Cancer Research UK is the UKs leading cancer research organisation. This site gives general basic medical information about all common cancers. It gives details of the state of cancer research in the UK. There is also a section specifically about prostate cancer.
Everyman is an appeal launched by the Institute of Cancer Research in London to fund research into both prostate and testicular cancers.
The Mens Health Forum works to improve men's health by bringing together and working with the widest possible range of interested organisations and individuals. The Forum is now a well established group with over 100 members drawn from a wide range of companies, charities, professional bodies, universities and patient groups.
The National Cancer Research Institute is an initiative that is challenging the way cancer research is carried out in the UK. For the first time the major cancer research funding bodies from the government, charity and private sectors have come together to form a partnership with the purpose of accelerating and advancing cancer research for the benefit of patients and the UK cancer research community.
The South of England Prostate Cancer Collaborative
Understanding Clinical Trials: this section of the CancerHelp UK website is a good resource for men who wish to find out about clinical trials and how to take part in them.
The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation aim to fund the best independent worldwide research into the causes of prostate cancer.
Prostate Research Campaign UK: Fighting all prostate diseases through research and information.
The Prostate Cancer Research Centre unds one of three Centres of Excellence in the UK supported by the National Cancer Research Institute, carrying out research into the causes of and treatment for the UK’s most frequently diagnosed male cancer.