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Crewe and Nantwich U3A donate £327 to the Group
22/05/19
Committee members Shirley and Bob Almquist recently attended the AGM of the Crewe & Nantwich U3A who had chosen our Group as their chosen charity for the year. Bob was presented with a cheque for £327 by their guest speaker Dr Rick Marshall…
Our PSA Testing Record Broken at Nantwich Saturday 13th April
16/04/19
During a hugely successful morning at our PSA Testing event in Nantwich Civic Hall last Saturday 13th April, our team tested 494 men between 9:30am and 1:00pm. This was even bigger than the previous record number tested at Burnley Football Club on 13th February 2016. The blood samples taken from the men were couriered to The Doctors Laboratory laboratory in Salford where the PSA level in each sample is measured and sent to the Graham Fulford Charitable Trust in Warwick…
Tackle Talk for Q1 2019 Published
08/04/19
5 Apr 2019
Dear Member
The latest Tackle Talk giving a quick round-up of what's been happening at Tackle in the first quarter of 2019 has just been published. Download and read it here. In it, you can read about our relaunched fundraising campaign Cycle to the Moon. Last year, a number of groups joined in and we had cyclists across the UK supporting us…
New Travel and Prostate Cancer Fact Sheet available from PCUK
01/04/19
Dear Support Groups,
Our travel and prostate cancer fact sheet has been updated. It is now available to order and download online. The new version includes:
more information on finding suitable travel insurance an updated travel timeline vaccine information for men who are having/have recently had chemotherapy more practical tips to help men look after themselves while abroad…
PCUK Need Volunteers to take part in their Late Stage Diagnosis Study
01/04/19
Dear Support Groups,
This is a last call for volunteers to take part in our late stage diagnosis study. We’re looking for another 5 – 6 volunteers to help us with this important study! Point of contact is: martin.abrams@prostatecanceruk.org
Prostate Cancer UK is inviting men diagnosed with late stage (Stage 4) prostate cancer to help us in our mission to tame prostate cancer…
ICR "5-minute" Survey on Patients' Experience of Access to Cancer Drugs
01/04/19
Hello,
At the institute of cancer research have just launched a survey that I would love your help promoting to patients. We have been working to try and improve the policies around drug approvals to speed up access to the newest drugs for cancer patients. We’ve launched a quick five minute survey to find out about patients’ experiences and opinions around drug access…
NHS "How Patients can Access Medicines and Medical Products in the event of a 'No Deal' EU exit"
11/03/19
NHS England have published patient messaging on NHS.uk which sets out how patients can access their medicines and medical products in the event of a no deal EU Exit. A message for healthcare providers has also been published as well as a Q&A for more information for patients and healthcare providers…
Movember Foundation Seeks Volunteers for User Testing
11/03/19
*Reponses by 4pm on Wednesday 13 March 2019*
The Movember Foundation is looking for around 6-10 men maximum to take part in user testing of their online Public Facing Tool. Participation criteria:
Men diagnosed with prostate cancer (localised or advanced) and at least two years’ post treatment…
Have you been prescribed Docetaxel for treatment of advanced metastatic prostate cancer?
28/02/19
A new radioactive labelled trace called Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) has been developed which is very sensitive to prostate cancer cells wherever they may be in the body. If you have been prescribed docetaxel for treatment of advanced metastatic prostate cancer and would you be interested in taking part in a medical imaging trial that would involve having three extra scans using the PSMA alongside the usual medical imaging tests, please get in touch with Professor Barnes…
News Items from Tackle
15/02/19
Some recent news items (click on the links to read more)
NICE Recommends MRI Scans for Suspected Prostate Cancer BEFORE Biopsy European Prostate Cancer Patient Groups call for urgent action on prostate cancer screening Researcher calls for national screening programme to tackle prostate cancer and talks about his project to create a new PSA test to support it Best wishes
Simon Lanyon…