We stand alongside everyone affected by prostate cancer.
The Harms of Late Diagnosis and Why Early, Informed Action Matters By Tony Collier, Trustee and Vice Chair, Tackle Prostate Cancer We often hear that PSA testing “does more harm than good.” But let’s be clear, it isn’t the PSA test that causes harm, it’s what sometimes happens next. Over-treatment, where men are treated unnecessarily […]
Using art as a way to heal.
We caught up with local Chorley freelance photographer, Ian Smith, who’s prostate journey has lasted for 20 years, involving many twists and turns. Since 2018, he has used photography as a healing mechanism and created photographic exhibitions to focus and raise the awareness of prostate cancer. In Ian’s second project, The Prostate Gap, he photographed […]
STAMPEDE Trial. A First Hand Experience
You may have heard about the STAMPEDE (Systemic Therapy in Advancing or Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Evaluation of Drug Efficacy) trial. If not, it is a large clinical trial that aims to assess new treatment approaches for people affected by high-risk prostate cancer. The trial has tested many different ways of treating prostate cancer and some […]