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MRI before biopsy for prostate cancer: agreed. But which technology? BPC surgeon Alan Doherty reflects on key developments at the annual conference for urologists.

Articles, Consultants' blog, Events, News July 12th, 2016

By Alan Doherty, consultant urologist and founder of the Birmingham Prostate Clinic The annual meeting of the British Association of Urological Surgeons always provides a valuable bellwether for key developments in prostate cancer. I attended this year’s meeting in Liverpool at the end of June and one theme particularly stood out: the use of MRI […]

BPC surgeon Paul Anderson describes his work in Zambia: treating urethral strictures and building a future service

Articles, Consultants' blog, News July 12th, 2016

For a surgeon accustomed to recently built West Midlands hospitals, it was inevitably going to be a dramatically different place for the morning ward round. “I remember seeing patients on mattresses crammed into every available space,” Paul Anderson recalls of his first day in Lusaka, Zambia, southern Africa. “My main memory from that first morning […]

GreenLight laser surgery is at least as effective as the TURP, concludes NICE in new guidance

Articles, News, Patient Information, Patient viewpoints June 22nd, 2016

We welcome the new NICE guidance which recognises GreenLight laser surgery is at least as effective as the older TURP operation and carries fewer risks and complications. The latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is based on detailed analysis of studies of patient outcomes from both types of surgery […]

We are pleased to publish forthcoming speakers and talk titles for the Prostate Cancer Support Group

Articles, Events, News June 16th, 2016

The group meets in Solihull on the last Tuesday of each month and is open to all patients and people affected by prostate cancer, regardless of where they are receiving treatment. The speaker programme features consultants and senior nurses from leading teaching hospitals, covering many different aspects of treatment, recovery, common questions and concerns. […]

Prostate enlargement can be more than bothersome: it can harm kidney function. John Willetts, age 72, explains what caused his unexplained fatigue

News, Patient viewpoints May 6th, 2016

“Like many men of my age, I have been getting up to go the toilet at night for years. As my wife delights in telling me, I’m not getting any younger. Then last September, things noticeably worsened and I’d have to get up much more frequently. At the same time, I was feeling much more […]

David West Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy

David West and Mo Easton had only just met and started a new relationship when David developed prostate cancer.

News, Patient viewpoints March 9th, 2016

The couple from Leicestershire describe how they faced cancer together. “It was completely against the odds that we got together,” recalls Mo, a retired head teacher who is 70. “I wasn’t supposed to be out. I’d had hip revision surgery and was on crutches, but I was getting stir crazy. I went along to a […]

Artificial Urinary Sphincter Patient David Abel

Severe incontinence has a devastating impact upon quality of life. One treatment, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is producing excellent results.

News, Patient viewpoints March 7th, 2016

BPC patient David Abel, aged 62, describes how having an AUS fitted has changed his life. “I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009. We knew the cancer had spread into some lymph nodes and I was warned that if prostate cancer is understood as “tigers” and “pussycats,” I had got the tiger. My PSA […]

Not too young for prostate cancer. Richard Rollings describes his experience of developing prostate cancer in his forties.

Articles, Patient viewpoints March 4th, 2016

When Richard Rollings had an elevated PSA result in his forties, he was initially told he was too young to get prostate cancer. Yet further tests revealed he did have the disease and five years later, Richard speaks about the need for prompt action and early diagnosis. “I noticed something wasn’t right: I’d get the […]

Keith Padbury’s experience of the PCA3 test, a new genetics based assessment of prostate cancer risk

Consultants' blog, News, Patient viewpoints February 10th, 2016

Keith Padbury was one of the first patients to have a PCA3 test, a new genetics based assessment of prostate cancer risk five years ago. He has benefitted from advanced assessments which mean unnecessary biopsies are avoided. Keith describes his own experience and how an elevated PSA result does not inevitably lead to a biopsy […]

BPC’s Paul Anderson is travelling to Zambia to train local surgeons in urethral stricture treatment

Consultants' blog, News January 18th, 2016

Birmingham Prostate Clinic surgeon is preparing for a trip to Zambia to train local surgeons in the treatment of urethral strictures. Mr Anderson will be travelling to Lusaka in Zambia in April, on behalf of Urolink, an organisation established by the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) to provide support and training to the developing […]

MRI before biopsy for prostate cancer: agreed. But which technology? BPC surgeon Alan Doherty reflects on key developments at the annual conference for urologists.

BPC surgeon Paul Anderson describes his work in Zambia: treating urethral strictures and building a future service

GreenLight laser surgery is at least as effective as the TURP, concludes NICE in new guidance

We are pleased to publish forthcoming speakers and talk titles for the Prostate Cancer Support Group

Prostate enlargement can be more than bothersome: it can harm kidney function. John Willetts, age 72, explains what caused his unexplained fatigue

David West and Mo Easton had only just met and started a new relationship when David developed prostate cancer.

Severe incontinence has a devastating impact upon quality of life. One treatment, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is producing excellent results.

Not too young for prostate cancer. Richard Rollings describes his experience of developing prostate cancer in his forties.

Keith Padbury’s experience of the PCA3 test, a new genetics based assessment of prostate cancer risk

BPC’s Paul Anderson is travelling to Zambia to train local surgeons in urethral stricture treatment

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