Lee Cookson, 50 wanted a second opinion on his raised PSA levels, with his research leading him to Mr Alan Doherty. Following a prostatectomy Lee wants to encourage men to seek medical advice if they’re experiencing symptoms as an early diagnosis can lead to more treatment options and better outcomes. As a forensic engineer by […]
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Why having high-quality nerve-sparing surgery is so important. A patient describes his experience. “I have a Well Man check every year through my employment. I’ve gone along to assessments routinely for the past five years and at my most recent check, everything seemed fine, as usual. But the next day, I got a phone call […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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As a clinic offering nearly all the different treatments for BPH, we are in a unique position to observe how patients weigh up the options; what matters to them and how they prioritise the many considerations involved. BPH treatment is a field which has seen very rapid changes in recent years: we introduced GreenLight laser […]
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BPC urologist Alan Doherty has been named as one of the country’s top ten prostate cancer surgeons by a Daily Mail poll of urologists. It is the second time that Mr Doherty has appeared in the Daily Mail’s top ten prostate cancer surgeons, having also been chosen in the first survey in 2010. Only four […]
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“Looking back, I never had would be considered a good flow. During the time it took for me to pass urine, three other blokes would come and go. It got to a point where I felt increasingly self-conscious about it and it put me off going out. My Dad had the same problem. He ended […]
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We are delighted that oncologist Dr Dan Ford has joined the Birmingham Prostate Clinic, further enhancing our status as the largest private urology service in the Midlands. Dr Ford, who is highly respected for clinical leadership and cancer research, joins our team of seven consultants and three advanced nurse practitioners. “Every member of the team […]
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By Alan Doherty, consultant urologist, BPC It has been hailed as a game changer which is the biggest leap forward in prostate cancer diagnosis for decades. Such is the significance of the major trial, published today in The Lancet , which shows a multi-parametric MRI scan is twice as accurate in prostate cancer detection, compared […]
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Birmingham Prostate Clinic surgeon Alan Doherty has been praised and thanked by an MP during Prime Minister’s Question time this week. Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant spoke of his experience of prostate cancer and the “simply wonderful” team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, where he was treated. “I want to thank all the team at […]
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