Services in Scotland
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Scotland and the UK.
Every year over 2,000 men are diagnosed in Scotland with prostate cancer and nearly 800 will die.*
The Prostate Cancer Charity’s work in Scotland
As well as promoting access to our Helpline and information services which are available across the UK, the Charity has been supported by the Big Lottery Fund** to run two services in West /Central Scotland - one to one support for people directly affected by prostate cancer, and raising awareness of prostate cancer in the community. These services are run by people who have all been directly affected by prostate cancer. If you would like to get involved in helping us deliver these services visit our Get Involved in Scotland page.
Are you someone directly affected by prostate cancer?
Would you like to talk to someone who knows what you’re going through? We can put you in touch with one of our volunteers who has personal experience of prostate cancer and who has been trained to listen and offer support. All of our volunteers are people who have been directly affected by prostate cancer, men with cancer, wives, partners or family members.
We will aim to match you with someone who has had a similar experience to you. This one to one support is available to men with prostate cancer, wives, partners or families who are based in West or Central Scotland. If you would like to access this support then please contact Suzy.
Are you interested in having a speaker or holding an information session on prostate cancer?
Every year in Scotland over 2000 men are diagnosed and around 800 men die of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men in Scotland.
The results of a recent poll done for The Prostate Cancer Charity showed that of people surveyed in Scotland:
- Nearly 90% did not know what the prostate does
- Two thirds did not know where the prostate is located in the body
- A third did not know that only men have a prostate
Our volunteers are all people who have been directly affected by prostate cancer. They are available to make presentations about prostate cancer and The Prostate Cancer Charity to local groups or clubs, for example Rotary, golf clubs, lunch clubs or to workplaces.
The Charity funds a Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse based at Falkirk Infirmary who is also available to run information sessions for health professionals. Our volunteers can also talk to groups of health professionals about their personal experience of prostate cancer.
We also have a prostate cancer information stand and we are available to attend local health awareness events with the Charity's stand and literature.
Please get in touch with us if you are:
- interested in holding a session on prostate cancer, or
- holding an event at which The Prostate Cancer Charity could usefully get involved, or
- in contact with people you think would like to get involved in our services
A leaflet about our work and services available in Scotland can also be supplied individually or in bulk; contact Suzy for details.
Contact us in Scotland
Head of Scotland Operations, Scotland: Suzy Mercer
Scotland Office: 0141 334 5963
Email: scotland@prostate-cancer.org.uk
* These statistics were sourced from the ISD Scotland 2007 site.
** Full details of Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website www.biglotteryfund.org.uk