March – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

March in the UK is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. In TPSA its EVERY month. Below are some interesting links in the media highlighting Prostate Cancer issues: [button size='' style='' text='ITV News 4/3/24' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-04/prostate-cancer-when-should-i-get-tested-and-what-support-is-available?fbclid=IwAR2GRd4P1BeP9BrdWAd7zezzNi1wBg5hzEHyU5nNpFJ71gpywfiyuG2Iijc' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin=8px 4px 8px 4px''] [button size='' style='' text='PCUK TV Appeal' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://prostatecanceruk.org/get-involved/donate/dm/fund-more-research-leave-nothing-to-chance' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin=8px 4px 8px 4px''] [button size='' style='' text='Macmillan' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/prostate-cancer-awareness-month' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin=8px 4px 8px 4px''] [button size='' style='' text='Cancer Research UK' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/prostate-cancer?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=infomarketing&utm_term=interest&utm_content=Prostatecancerawarenessmonth_circle&fbclid=IwAR2kgDFqebhqs5M4Kl0UX-z3Epx3Pm8V-gA2xTRH0zUSUMYCpWIdGdG0EGs' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin=8px 4px 8px 4px'']

Next meeting reminder

  A timely reminder that at our next meeting will be on Wednesday 28th February at the Livermead House Hotel (10.00 for 10 30 start) our guest speaker will be from the NHS Bladder & Bowel care service. Hope to see you there. Below is a link...

Information Cards

We are pleased to share that for the first time we have produced these information cards, detailing meetings we have planned for the year, as well as useful contact numbers. A big thanks to Trustees Gill & Mike Clay . These will be available to...

Eastenders’ Alfie Moon’s Prostate Cancer Storyline

Follow Eastenders' Alfie Moon's prostate cancer storyline on the PCUK website (latest episode 30th January), updates so far have covered his diagnosis, prostatectomy, further treatment to clear some remaining cancer cells with radiation and hormone therapy; urinary incontinence etc. Each update has some excellent further information...

Herald Express Article

Nice article in the Herald Express publicising our 25th Anniversary meal on the 17th January....

Season’s Greetings

The Trustees of TPSA would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and hope as TPSA celebrates it's 25th anniversary that 2024 is a good one for you all....

Living Well With Prostate Cancer

This group Living Well with Advanced Prostate Cancer may be of interest. Meeting Location: We meet online via a Zoom link Meeting info: Monthly We are a supportive group of people living with advanced prostate cancer. We meet monthly online. Please get in touch with Aidan for more information. Contact details Group...

PCUK’s TRANSFORM TRIAL

Introducing TRANSFORM, Prostate Cancer UK's £42 million trial to find a screening programme for prostate cancer   Is this another step forward to a National Screening Programme.   For full details click on the link below https://prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/news-and-views/2023/11/introducing-transform?fbclid=IwAR38PriPFJQ_-68zaxi3mHi3pfzrFJ7PpaYOoIdWhnh-2a-OW75efa0RbZE  ...