News
FDA Approves Olaparib for Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer - Prostate Cancer Research Centre Report
20/05/20
The Prostate Cancer Research Centre reports:
This has been a truly historic week, with two new treatment options receiving FDA approval for men with advanced prostate cancer. Today, olaparib was approved by the FDA for certain metastatic prostate cancers that are not responsive to hormone therapy. Just last Friday, another drug in the class referred to as PARP inhibitors, rucaparib, was also approved…
Hormone Therapy might protect men from COVID-19 - Research Blog from Prostate Cancer Foundation
11/05/20
Figures from our statisticians show that men are at higher rosk from Covid-19. The medical profession has concluded that Oestrogen can help in combatting the onset of Covid-19. This suggests that if you are currently on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) there might be the beneficial side-effect of increased protection against Covid…
PCRC Research - Why do Prostate Cancers become Resistant to Hormone Therapy?
07/05/20
Dr Luke Gaughan, one of PCRCs researchers, is investigating how prostate cancers become resistant to hormone therapy. This subject must be relevant to a number of members of our group. His team member, Dr Dominic Jones, had a teleconference with our Head of Research on Tuesday 21st April to update us on what they’ve managed to achieve in the first few months of their project, including what they’ve been doing to continue making progress whilst social distancing…
Pussycats and Tigers - PCRC wants to tell the difference
07/05/20
The Prostate Cancer Research Centre (PCRC) team led by Dr. Daniel Brewer is analysing a huge amount of molecular data collected from prostate cancer samples, to develop a new way to classify prostate cancer. This will mean that patients can receive personalised treatments based on the characteristics and behaviour of their individual cancer…
CORONAVIRUS NEWS FROM UROLOLOGY AT LEIGHTON HOSPITAL
24/03/20
Margaret Lyttle, consltant in the Urology department at Leighton Hospital has contacted the Group with some information on how the Coronavirus situation is impacting the service the Urology department is currently offering. She asked that the following should be made known to patients:-
‘From a local perspective, we are continuing to see patients in clinic where this is urgent and telephone clinic would not be appropriate, the rest are being offered telephone clinic follow up where possible or appointments deferred until after the current situation…
Mens' Skin Care Workshop CANCELLED
20/03/20
LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER MENS' SKIN CARE WORKSHOP CANCELLED
Owing to the Coronavirus situation, Macmillan have had to cancel the Men's Skin Care Workshop that was dues to be run on 30th April. Macmillan say-:
We can't run our workshops at the moment, but we know that there are lots of people who really need some help coping with the changes caused by their cancer treatment…
GROUP EVENTS SUSPENDED OWING TO CORONAVIRUS SITUATION
17/03/20
The Group have been speaking very recently with the Graham Fulford Trust in Warwick who process all our blood testing results. After medical guidance from their contacts and also from TDL, the laboratory that we use to analyse blood samples, we have decided to suspend ALL our PSA testing activities for the next few months in view of the progression of the coronavirus Covid-19 virus…
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
17/03/20
Meetings and PSA Testing events are currently under review. Please check this website for news of any cancellations…
Saturday's Group Meeting CANCELLED
10/03/20
In view of the current Coronavirus situation, and the number of members sending their apologies for tomorrow's meeting, we have decided to CANCEL TOMORROW MORNING'S GROUP MEETING IN THE POSTGRADUATE CENTRE, LEIGHTON HOSPITAL. We apologise for the late notification but we feel it is for the best in the current situation…
Macmillan is bringing Two new Men's Skin Fitness Workshops to Leighton Hospital - NOTE DATE CHANGE!
05/03/20
These workshops are organised by Macmillan Cancer Care and run by the charity Look Good Feel Better. Two workshops will be held at Leighton on 30th April and 22nd October 2020. See our Calendar for more information including how to book in…