Men’s prostate glands tend to enlarge with age, making urination problematic. A new treatment that uses steam to reduce the size of the gland is set to become available across the NHS. Here, retired senior manager and grandfather-of-seven, Simon Dutton, 60, who lives with his partner Jane in Gloucester, tells ADRIAN MONTI how it helped … Read more
Prostate cancer can be detected by a new blood test which also reveals the severity of the disease with 99 per cent accuracy Around 12,000 British men will die from prostate cancer in the UK this year. Scientists currently use a test which is flawed and needs a biopsy to confirm However some men who … Read more
Thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer will be denied life-extending wonder drug because NHS watchdog says £30,000-a-year cost per treatment is too high The drug abiraterone cuts the risk of men dying within three years by a third Calls for the drug to be routinely offered to men have been rejected by NICE The … Read more
Hormone drug to keep prostate cancer patients out of hospital as NHS agrees to hand out the treatment before chemotherapy amid Covid-19 crisis Enzalutamide and abiraterone to be ‘first-line’ of therapy for next three months Chemotherapy on hold as hospitals try to keep patients away during pandemic Blood test could diagnose cancer earlier by finding … Read more
Prostate deaths hit record high of 12,000 after soaring by more than a quarter in less than 20 years – while the breast cancer toll dropped by 1,600 in the same period Ageing population is main reason older men are more likely to develop disease Delays in diagnosing prostate cancer mean it’s spotted when it’s … Read more
Prostate cancer death rates are predicted to fall this year by 9.5% on the 2015 figure because of better diagnosis and treatment, research shows Scientists predict prostate cancer deaths to be 9.5 per cent lower than in 2015 Researchers say improved diagnosis and interventions are behind the shift Around one in eight men in the UK … Read more
Men who take medication to reduce their symptoms of prostate disease may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, research suggests. Patients with enlarged prostates who are prescribed drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are around a third more at risk of the condition. They reduce the production of androgens, a hormone which help to boost urinary flow, … Read more