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TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan reveals stage four cancer   Ian Youngs Culture reporter Published 23 June 2025 TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan has revealed he has been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. The former ITV, BBC and Sky News journalist, 67, said he was "responding positively" to treatment and was "feeling...

It was great to hear TPSA mentioned so many times on national radio. Big thanks to  our chairman Ian Nightingale for his input and also to Mark and Marcus for sharing their stories and mentioning the support they received from TPSA whilst  also praising the...

Congratulations to our Trustee Robin Causley who was recently awarded the Kings Award for voluntary services, for his work with the South West Coast path connectors project. This closely links his work as a TPSA Trustee for which he was awarded the Queens Award for...

Below is a link to an email I received from 'Proactive for your Prostate' detailing the great progress they are making in pressing the government for a national screening reform. Some good information on the progress made so far, plus details of how you can...

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A 'finger up the bum' isn't needed to test for prostate cancer. The British Association of Urological Surgeons agree and are calling for an end to the routine use of the digital rectal examination. The first test is a simple blood test you can get free from...

This is a useful resource from Prostate Cancer UK for anyone on hormone therapy. [button size='' style='' text='ADT the lowdown' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information-and-support/get-support/our-specialist-nurses/adt-the-lowdown?fbclid=IwY2xjawKexchleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkTCqRQrRhvGC8e_65np3OonwTfsQVu6-Y2s7v1-mZav0eAaDkD9qVZsmFE9_aem_EcMssw9-QmqsgFV1l-SVRA' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin='']...

The infopool is a great resource from Prostate Cancer Research that contains hundreds of real stories and experience, the infopool helps patients learn from others who have been through it before. Click on the link below and use the filters to tailor your research to different...

Matt from the Sunday Times attended our last PSA testing event on Thursday 1st May and followed up with this excellent article in today's Sunday Times [button size='' style='' text='Download Article' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://tpsa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/matt-rudd-article.pdf' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin='']   Since the...

Just to let you know that hopefully tomorrow ( Tuesday 25th February) ITV Westcountry News 6pm, will be covering the subject of Prostate Cancer from a patient's (my) point of view, what support is needed and changes that need to be made. Not sure what...

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