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Graham from Chesterfield was the first patient to benefit from our new same-day MRI scan and results service. He explains the difference it made.

News, Patients' viewpoint September 2nd, 2019

“I was at the gym one Sunday and just happened to pick up an article in the Daily Mail about the top ten prostate surgeons in the UK. I took the article home and read all the descriptions of the top ten surgeons in detail. There was something about Alan Doherty that really impressed me. […]

Cancer patients in the Midlands to receive better access to innovative care: Birmingham Prostate Clinic joins GenesisCare

News July 31st, 2019

Cancer patients in the Midlands are set to benefit from a new collaboration between specialist prostate treatment group Birmingham Prostate Clinic (BPC), and the UK’s largest cancer care provider, GenesisCare. BPC will become part of GenesisCare, in a move to increase patient access to GenesisCare’s leading prostate cancer therapies, including advanced diagnostics and a ground-breaking, […]

GreenLight laser for BPH is highly effective even if the prostate is severely enlarged. Michael Young describes his experience.

Articles, Patients' viewpoint July 29th, 2019

“When I first saw Mr Doherty, he did a full review of my notes and history. He pointed to a page dated 2013 and said: ‘You should have had surgery at this stage.’ Instead, what happened was six years of increasing pain and infection culminating in being stuck with a catheter for 11 months. Like […]

Greenlight laser surgery improved my memory

Articles, Patients' viewpoint July 17th, 2019

Treatment for the enlarged prostate improved my memory. A 72-year-old at BPC describes his experience of GreenLight laser surgery. “Looking back on the symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), although it was irksome having to go to the toilet so often during the day, it was getting up several times at night that was really […]

A patient explains why he chose Rezūm and the “life-changing” improvement it achieved.

Articles, Patients' viewpoint July 5th, 2019

Rezūm is a major new treatment for the enlarged prostate. A BPC patient explains why he chose Rezūm and the “life-changing” improvement it achieved. I wasn’t someone who needed to get up for the toilet several times at night. What happened to me occurred very quickly in a matter of months: I became unable to […]

Richard King: Greenlight laser treatment for an enlarged prostate has changed my life

Articles, Patients' viewpoint May 17th, 2019

“Richard King: Greenlight laser treatment for an enlarged prostate has changed my life.” “I think the symptoms of having an enlarged prostate must be quite like losing your eyesight: it is something that gradually creeps up on you, affecting your life in so many ways. I had to give up work, even though I ran […]

Mike Clifford came to BPC because of our distinctive diagnostic pathway. This may have saved his life, finding hidden kidney cancer.

Articles, Patients' viewpoint May 16th, 2019

Mike Clifford came to BPC because of our distinctive diagnostic pathway. This may have saved his life, finding hidden kidney cancer. “I started having regular PSA monitoring about ten years ago after a slightly raised result. My PSA readings went up gradually and by the time they reached 9.2, I asked my GP for advice. […]

Theranostics and Prostate Cancer

Consultants' blog, News May 9th, 2019

Theranostics and prostate cancer, by Alan Doherty, consultant urologist and Dan Ford, consultant clinical oncologist, the Birmingham Prostate Clinic. Theranostics You may have heard of a new term in the prostate cancer field: theranostics. The word ‘theranostics’ has been created by combining the terms ‘therapeutic’ and ‘diagnostics’ because the concept behind it is precisely that; […]

Joanne travelled from the north-west to BPC for TOT mesh removal surgery. Joanne, aged 52, describes her experience.

Articles, Patients' viewpoint May 3rd, 2019

“I had been struggling with stress incontinence for many years, since giving birth to my two sons. I tried pelvic floor exercises, medication and injections, but none of which were successful, and the stress incontinence just seemed to be deteriorating. Having a mesh sling implant was suggested and described to me as an easy option; […]

New technologies for overactive bladder treatment. By Mohammed Belal, Consultant Urologist, Birmingham Prostate Clinic

Articles, Consultants' blog, News March 7th, 2019

The overactive bladder is a very common problem, affecting an estimated one in eight adults in the UK, particularly during later age. If we think of the bladder as effectively a bag of muscle, an overactive bladder occurs when those muscles contract suddenly without control, even when the bladder is not full. Urge incontinence is […]

Graham from Chesterfield was the first patient to benefit from our new same-day MRI scan and results service. He explains the difference it made.

Cancer patients in the Midlands to receive better access to innovative care: Birmingham Prostate Clinic joins GenesisCare

GreenLight laser for BPH is highly effective even if the prostate is severely enlarged. Michael Young describes his experience.

Greenlight laser surgery improved my memory

A patient explains why he chose Rezūm and the “life-changing” improvement it achieved.

Richard King: Greenlight laser treatment for an enlarged prostate has changed my life

Mike Clifford came to BPC because of our distinctive diagnostic pathway. This may have saved his life, finding hidden kidney cancer.

Theranostics and Prostate Cancer

Joanne travelled from the north-west to BPC for TOT mesh removal surgery. Joanne, aged 52, describes her experience.

New technologies for overactive bladder treatment. By Mohammed Belal, Consultant Urologist, Birmingham Prostate Clinic

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