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Movember – Raising Awareness of Prostate Cancer

11.29.10 Posted in Nottingham Urology, Prostate, Prostate Cancer Screening, movember by admin

Every year in the month of November, men all over the world are sponsored to grow moustaches to raise funds for various prostate cancer charities. Over 35,000 men each year in the UK are diagnosed with the disease.


A TargetScan Prostate Biopsy & Treatment System

10.10.10 Posted in Cancer Prostate Treatment, Duncan Harriss, Nottingham Urology, Prostate, Prostate Cancer Screening by admin

One of the hardest tasks in the treatment of prostate cancer is to accurately diagnose the exact location ofthe cancer within the prostate.
It is known that there is a 30% and upwards failure rate in the accuracy of diagnosis of prostate cancer with current methods.  The TargetScan systems shows clear 3D images of the prostate. [...]


New Experimental Prostate Cancer Test

09.20.10 Posted in Duncan Harriss, Nottingham Urology, PSA, Prostate, Prostate Cancer Screening by admin

there is a new prostate cancer test being developed. It is a blood test which uses a cluster of specific proteins and can detect prostate cancer more accurately and much earlier


Do Walnuts Help Prevent Prostate Cancer?

03.24.10 Posted in Nottingham Urology, Prostate by admin

This very interesting article appeared in the Telepgraph recently:
Experiments showed that eating a diet rich in walnuts reduced the size and growth rate of prostate cancer in mice. Scientists believe that the secret lies in walnuts’ ability to reduce levels of endothelin, a substance that increases inflammation of blood vessels.
Researchers from the University of California [...]


Cancer Prostate Treatment: Laparoscopic or Open Radical Prostatectomy

03.09.10 Posted in Cancer Prostate Treatment, Nottingham Urology, PSA, Prostate by admin

I recently came across two recent studies examining two methods of early cancer prostate treatment: Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy and Open Radical Prostatectomy. The former uses keyhole surgery (though 5 small incisions in the abdomen), the latter requires a large abdominal incision for the surgery


Prostate Tests Refused

03.01.10 Posted in Duncan Harriss, Nottingham Urology, PSA, Prostate by admin

As seen in the Times today:
A fifth of men in at-risk age groups who ask their GP for a prostate cancer test are turned down, a survey suggests. Seven out of ten men are unaware they have the right to ask for the PSA blood test.  John  Neate, of the Prostate Cancer Charity, said: ” [...]


Hidden Cancer – Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

02.23.10 Posted in Nottingham Urology, PSA, Prostate by admin

Prostate Cancer is called a “hidden cancer” by the Prostate Cancer Charity. Every year too many men are diagnosed with a disease at a stage where a cure is less likely. This is mainly due to a lack of awareness of the disease and also that the symptoms of prostate cancer are often hidden


Prostate PSA Test – The Great Debate

02.12.10 Posted in Nottingham Urology, PSA, Prostate by admin

The Prostate Cancer Charity is calling on the Governmnent to ensure universal access for all men over 50 years and younger men at risk of higher risk of developing prostate cancer to balanced information about the PSA test.


Natural Prostate Health

01.15.10 Posted in Nottingham Urology, Prostate by admin

Natural prostate health is an important subject for all men as in the UK. It is proposed that a very suitable diet for a healthy prostate is the Raw Foods Diet.


Nottingham Urology – A Group Of Indicators to Help Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

12.17.09 Posted in Duncan Harriss, Nottingham Urology, PCA3, PSA by admin

Through Duncan Harriss’ Nottingham Urology, groups of men have already used the PCA3 test to determine the presence of prostate cancer and this has cost them £450. The test is currently not available on the NHS


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