Prostate Cancer UK Professionals

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‼️ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY‼️

We're looking for a specialist nurse to join our team!

Apply quick to join our team of specialist nurses, supporting men and their families during their journeys with prostate cancer!

Click here to apply 👉 bit.ly/3ICLOfj

Urology Cancer Summit - registration The International Urology Cancer Summit is a free and independent educational opportunity open to everyone involved in caring for patients with urologic cancers.

☄️ Discover the #IUCS25 programme!

🧑🏫Learn about the latest in urological cancer therapies from top international speakers and join expert-led discussions.

✅ Attend free online or in-person!

👉 Learn more and register now! bit.ly/46TvUao

@urologysummit

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Keeping up with prostate cancer can be simple!

Sign up to our monthly e-newsletter for the latest prostate cancer updates, delivered straight to your inbox. It’s relevant and to the point—perfect for busy healthcare professionals like you!

Sign up here👉 bit.ly/44U4dMe

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‼️JOB ALERT‼️

We're looking for a specialist nurse to join our team!

Are you a specialist nurse looking to support men and their families during their journey with prostate cancer? This might be the role for you!

Click here to learn more and apply 👉 bit.ly/3ICLOfj

Could immunotherapy be an effective treatment for #ProstateCancer with particular molecular changes?

A team led by Dr Pasquale Rescigno, Dr Maria Dolores Fenor de la Maza, @Christinayap.bsky.social and Prof Johann de Bono test this in the PERSEUS1 trial.

Grab a ☕ and read: buff.ly/yuAp0J6

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Want a better understanding of prostate cancer and how to support your patients?

Our free CPD e-learning modules might be just what you need! A great way to refresh your knowledge and better support your patients.

Register here 👉 bit.ly/4kIDWq4

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🩺 Meet Clinical Champions: Sara Haq, GP at Deal Tree Health Centre!

🌟 She’s working with urologists to raise GP awareness on PSA testing, counselling & men’s health education. Her goal? To become a GPwER in men’s health and inspire future GPs.

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🩺 Meet our Clinical Champion: Ricardo Almeida-Magana, Clinical Research Fellow at UCLH!

👨⚕️ He’s expanding the ‘Buddy’ Project to tackle cancer care inequality by pairing patients with men who have lived experience, boosting support, health literacy, and access.

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Keeping up with prostate cancer can be simple!

Sign up to our monthly e-newsletter for the latest prostate cancer updates, delivered straight to your inbox. It’s relevant and to the point—perfect for busy healthcare professionals like you!

Sign up here👉 bit.ly/44U4dMe

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🩺 Meet Clinical Champion: Luke Golec, Urology Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Buckinghamshire NHS!

🚀 His project focuses on giving patients direct PSA access for self-monitoring, boosting clinic capacity with platforms for patients & clinicians to track results.

📢 Attention researchers!

We're excited to support @acmedsci.bsky.social Starter Grants to help Clinical Lecturers grow and develop their research careers with £30K over 2 years!

⏰ Deadline: 4 September 2025

More details 👉 bit.ly/454s7Vt

#CareerDevelopment #ResearchFunding

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🩺 Meet Clinical Champion: Li June Tay, Consultant Urologist at East Kent Hospitals NHSFT!

🚀 Her project boosts virtual outpatient care across Kent, cutting long journeys with more virtual appts, joint MDT clinics, self-TWOC, & digital info leaflets.

We're proud to support our colleagues at @baunnurses.bsky.social as they celebrate 30 years of advancing urological nursing 🎉

📅 BAUN 2025 Annual Conference
🗓️ 16–18 November | 📍 EICC, Edinburgh
🕒 Abstracts close 18 Aug | Early Bird ends 23 Aug

Register today! ⤵️
fitwise.eventsair.com/baun-2025/

Can we better predict bowel and bladder side effects in men with #ProstateCancer receiving #Radiotherapy?

@PuriTanuj.bsky.social and team @manchester.ac.uk investigate and compare dose-response mapping approaches, writing in phiRO.

Grab a ☕ and read: doi.org/10.1016/j.ph...

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🩺 Meet our new Clinical Champion: John Lunas, Macmillan Prostate Cancer CNS, UCLH.

🏋️‍♀️ John is advancing the self-TWOC at home project, next focusing on streamlining the Trial Without Catheter TWOC then home process for patients. Exciting progress ahead!

🔬 Exciting Opportunity for Researchers!

💸 Prostate Cancer UK's Research Innovation Awards are now open!

💡 If you have a game-changing research idea that could revolutionize #ProstateCancer diagnosis and treatment, we want to hear from you!

⏰ 1pm, 14 October

Apply now: bit.ly/46fb5pM

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Our first Health Inequalities Conference marked a key milestone in our efforts to address the prostate cancer disparities in Black men.

🧠 Explore key insights and data-driven actions in Dr Abel Tesfai’s latest blog.

Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3ZNWw8K

#HealthEquity #ProstateCancer

This additional arm of the STAMPEDE trial, evaluating the efficacy of metformin, was co-led by @silkegillessen.bsky.social and Prof Noel Clarke as Chief Investigators, and coordinated by the @mrcctu.bsky.social at UCL. A huge thank you to all the brilliant co-authors who made this work possible! 👏

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🩺 Meet our new Clinical Champion: Johanne Foley, Lead Nurse in Uro-Oncology at NHS Lanarkshire! 🎉

🤖 Her project focuses on penile/sexual rehab post-robotic surgery. She’s creating regional/national protocols to support patients & ease anxiety around sexual health.

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🩺 Meet our new Clinical Champion: Dr Jenny Rattray, GP at Meon Health & Advisor for Wessex Cancer Alliance.

🔦 She’s raising awareness of asymptomatic testing, improving post-diagnosis support, tackling side effects & anxiety, and bridging primary & secondary care.

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🩺 Meet our Clinical Champion: Helen Casson, CNS at Royal Surrey NHSFT!

✨ She’s leading a project to improve care for RARP patients with new videos, clearer info, & better team communication, boosting confidence and reducing readmissions.

The July edition of Research News is here! Learn about:

🏃 Our research community at March for Men
📊 Health Inequalities conference
💰 Funding opportunities
🔓 Open-access reimbursement scheme

📰 Read it here: prostatecanceruk.org/research/for...

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🩺 Meet our new Clinical Champion: Emma Marsdin, Consultant Urologist at Royal United Hospital Bath!

🚀 Her project will focus on adapting the diagnostic pathway to boost efficiency.

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Meet our new Clinical Champion: Emma Craske, Specialist Nurse at Prostate Cancer UK! 🎉

💭 Emma will be aiming to create a framework to support men living with advanced prostate cancer, using surveys & focus groups to uncover what helps most post-treatment and beyond.

Prof Simon Mackay @unistrathclyde.bsky.social leads a multidisciplinary team developing new anti-cancer drugs.

Since 2018, we've funded his team's work developing a new IKKα inhibitor that could offer a new treatment option for advanced #ProstateCancer.

📙 Read: prostatecanceruk.org/research/res...

Professor Leung and colleagues have been awarded through this scheme to improve our understanding of which tumours are more likely to spread to the lymph nodes.

Read more about the Transformational Impact Awards and their project here:

👉 bit.ly/436w09l

Scientific Paper Published in The Lancet Oncology, titled: Metformin for patients with metastatic prostate cancer starting androgen deprivation therapy: a randomised phase 3 trial of the STAMPEDE platform protocol. Written by Gillessen et al.

Could adding metformin to standard treatment help reduce side effects in men with advanced #ProstateCancer?

A team led by Prof Noel Clarke @manchester.ac.uk share exciting new findings in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social.

Grab a ☕ and read: doi.org/10.1016/S147...

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🩺 Meet our new Clinical Champion: Easter Espinosa, Uro-oncology ANP at Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust!

💊 Easter’s project will launch a nurse-led TP biopsy service to boost safety, speed up diagnosis, and enhance patient experience, all while making the most of NHS resources.

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🩺Meet our Clinical Champion: David Fearon GP & Hospice Doctor at Group Medical Practice and Bethesda Hospice, Stornoway!

🌊 His project will explore clinician views on Future Care Planning (FCP) and improving cancer care conversations through research and QI work.

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🩺 Meet Clinical Champion: Craig Jones, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Stockport NHS Trust!

💪 His project is around reducing late-stage urological cancer diagnoses in Greater Manchester by tackling health inequalities.