News
September Tackle Monthly Briefing
09/09/21
Helpful info for you and your members
Click here to read the full Monthly Briefing on the Tackle website at https://mailchi.mp/3043dbd5267f/tackle-monthly-briefing-september-2021?e=42d42d9861
PCR/Tackle Webinar Series
In September, October and November, Prostate Cancer Research (PCR) in collaboration with Tackle Prostate Cancer have organised nine Zoom webinars on the themes of “Nutrition and Prostate Cancer”, “The NHS and Your Care” and “The Future of Treatment” respectively…
Have you been Diagnosed with PCa over a Year ago? If so, this survey could win you £35
09/09/21
I am a Clinical Psychology Doctoral student at the University of Leeds. I am investigating the long-term psychological needs of men with prostate cancer. I am writing to ask for your help with my study which aims to understand the psychological needs and quality of life of men with prostate cancer, in the UK…
Webinar Series - Living Well with Prostate Cancer
16/07/21
Prostate Cancer Research is launching a new webinar series entitled 'Living Well with Prostate Cancer’
This webinar series, which is being run in collaboration with Tackle Prostate Cancer, will run from August 2021 through January 2022 and includes 18 webinars on a whole variety of topics (including topics on nutrition, clinical trials, the NHS, resilience and wellbeing, and everything in between!) that our patient, partner, family and carer communities have told us they want more support with…
Possible Link between Asbestos and Prostate Cancer
24/06/21
We have received information that might be relevant to men who have had exposure to asbestos. Martina Maseko works in the public outreach department of Asbestos.com. Martina says:
"Doctors have found a higher level of incidence of prostate cancer among people who tested positive for the presence of asbestos…
June 2021 Issue of Prostate Matters Now Available
24/06/21
You can download the June 2021 issue of the Tackle magazine Prostate Matters by clicking
here .... Prostate_Matter_June_2021.pdf…
WANTED - Patient representative for Prostate Steering Group at Leighton Hospital
25/05/21
The Leighton Hospital Urology Department is looking for help setting up a radical new type of prostate cancer assessment clinic. Marius Craciun, a member of the department who gave a presentation about Transperineal Biopsies at the recent online group meeting, is working with other colleagues to set up a one-stop prostate cancer assessment clinic at Leighton…
Survey to help understand patients’ experiences with mCRPC and its treatments
30/04/21
Evolve Fieldwork LTD. is working with Evidera, a scientific research company, to learn about patient preferences in treatments for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). If you are interested and eligible to take part, you would participate in a 60-minute interview so we can better understand patients’ experiences with mCRPC and its treatments…
Survey about sexual care information given to patients treated with external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer
30/04/21
A sexual dysfunction information survey for prostate cancer patients treated with external-beam radiotherapy. Please read the attached information sheet to determine if you are eligible for the study and for more detailed information about the study. My name is Samuel Greenwood-Wilson, and I am inviting you to participate in a survey about sexual care information given before, during, and after external beam radiotherapy…
OWise Announce Launch of Prostate Cancer App
29/03/21
Health care company OWise announce the launch of their new Prostate Cancer support app. OWise have already attained accreditation of their Breast Cancer support app and are following this up with a Prostate Cancer app. OWise have issued the following in an email and anyone interested should investigate for themselves to see whether the app might benefit them…