Raising Awareness of Prostate Cancer throughout Wales !
Raising awareness of Prostate Cancer throughout Wales
- The aim of the red sock campaign is to help the uninformed man to become the informed man about the risks and benefits of being tested for prostate cancer.
The latest News & Information about Prostate Cancer
- Bringing you the latest News, Information, Insight, Updates and Medical Information about everything Prostate Cancer related
Keith S. Cass MBE
- Find out more information about The Red Sock Campaign's founder and MBE - Keith S. Cass
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More Info
We have provided a variety of links to other sources of information about Prostate Cancer.
The Treatment
Treatment depends on a number of things, as there are a number of different forms of prostate cancer.
The Testing
Prostate cancer cannot be detected for certain by your GP, but there are tests your GP can carry out.
The Risks
The most common cancer in men in the UK, with a few risk factors that we know about.
The Symptoms
It may not cause any symptoms initially, but when it is diagnosed, it's usually at an advanced stage.
Prostate Cancer
The most common cancer in men, with over 35,000 men diagnosed each year with Prostate Cancer in the UK.
Recent News
Prostate Cancer News – PRX302 (topsalysin) may help men avoid radical treatment
This new trial is very exciting” for localised prostate cancer. PRX302 (topsalysin). Read what Prof Mark Emberton has to say about this new trial. The research leader Dr Hashim Ahmed says that this treatment could help some men avaoid radicl surgery or radiation therapy. … https://prostatecancernewstoday.com/…/topsalysin-aiding-ma…/ See More Topsalysin Aiding Majority of Prostate Cancer Patients,
Read MoreVictoria Wood is said to have kept her cancer diagnosis from family and friends. How did you share your diagnosis?
Do you get all the help and support you need from outside your family circle? OR Do you get your support from your family and friends? OR Do you get your support from a charity or support group? OR Do you get your support from your GP and your Consultants team? The link below is
Read MoreProstate Cancer – Is now the time for the USPSTF to revisit their decision on PSA testing
PSA testing and prostate cancer the the pro and anti forces have been flexing their muscles this week. We have seen PCUK publish 13statements aimed at making decision making easier for GPs. The statements are not a catch all thing but they are a massive step forward from where we currently are in primary care.
Read MoreProstate Cancer – Knowledge is power so why are fewer men being tested?
When we accept that Knowledge is Power why is it that fewer men are now being tested for prostate cancer? ‘Tackle’ the UK Prostate Cancer Support Federation are running a campaign called “Get your score on the board” (baseline PSA test. The red sock campaign says that all men should have a baseline PSA at
Read MoreProstate Cancer “Moonshot”
#prostate #cancer ‘Moonshot’ Prostate cancer earlier detection and more use of immunotherapy will be two of the benefits that should come from Obamas ‘Moonshot’ investment. Hopefully we will see a more definitive test for early stage prostate cancer and more advanced treatments in immunotherapy alongside ‘Provenge’ First reports on progress are due in December. …
Read MoreTen Years of Living With Incurable Metastatic Prostate Cancer
prostate #cancer TEN Y#EARS ago today I was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer How to live well with metastatic prostate cancer. The answer for me is that “Im not entirely sure!”. Its a complex formulae governed to a large extent by each mans different expectations and capability. Thursday January 26th 2006 was the date of
Read MorePatients Stories
I have advanced prostate cancer, it is in my bones. It is going to kill me. There is nothing i can do about it. I live a wonderful life. I owe this wonderful life to a total stranger Keith Cass & The Red Sock Campaign, for his belief in what he does.
Eddy Newman
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