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include news on treatments and diagnosis, stories from patients, information
for healthcare professionals and reports on lifestyle issues affecting
prostate disease. This page shows articles which have been published
in the last six months.
CURRENT
NEWS ITEMS
Lists articles which are up to six months old.
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NEWS ITEMS
Lists articles which are older than six months.
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| February 2010 HELPING THE PARTNER OF PATIENTS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK, Kate Holmes and Dr Peter Amoroso |
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| February 2010 PROSTATE CANCER: DEVELOPMENTS IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| December 2009 CAN LIFESTYLE LOWER THE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER? Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK, Professor Michael Kirby, University of Hertfordshire and Professor John Fitzpatrick, Mater Hospital, Dublin |
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| November 2009 SCREENING FOR PROSTATE CANCER: THE WAY AHEAD Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| August 2009 LAPAROSCOPY OR ROBOTICS: WHERE DOES THE FUTURE LIE? Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| July 2009 MORE PRO–ACTIVITY IS REQUIRED IN THE BATTLE AGAINST OBESITY IN MEN Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| July 2009 FUTURE TREATMENTS OF PROSTATE CANCER Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| June 2009 FACILITATING THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF BPH IN PRIMARY CARE Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| May 2009 LATEST NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UROLOGY MEETING, APRIL 2009 Reported by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| April 2009 CHANGING TIMES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LOCALISED PROSTATE CANCER Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| April 2009 SCREENING FOR AND CHEMOPREVENTION OF PROSTATE CANCER Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| March 2009 BONE EFFECTS OF ADT 'NOT OFTEN DISCUSSED WITH PATIENTS', STUDY INDICATES Reported by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| March 2009 PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS: STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AND THE DISCOVERY AND CLINICAL EVALUATION OF PROSTATE CANCER GENE 3 (PCA3) Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| February 2009 PROSTATE CANCER: WHERE ARE WE NOW? Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| February 2009 NO EFFECT FROM SELENIUM OR VITAMIN D IN PREVENTING PROSTATE CANCER, TWO LONG-TERM TRIALS INDICATE Reported by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| October 2008 BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER CURES An independent supplement from MEDIAPLANET about breast and prostate cancer, distributed with the Sunday Telegraph, 12 October 2008 |
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| August 2008 UROLOGISTS NEED TO BE MORE PRO-ACTIVE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST OBESITY IN MEN Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK and Professor Michael Kirby |
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| August 2008 NICE CLARIFICATION BOOSTS UK TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR PROSTATE CANCER Report from newsfeed service |
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| August 2008 PROSTATE CANCER TRIALS Report from Dr Heather Payne, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, University College Hospital, London and Trustee of Prostate UK |
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| July 2008 ABIRATERONE Guidance from Dr Heather Payne, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, University College Hospital, London and Trustee of Prostate UK |
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| June 2008 RADIATION THERAPY CAN HELP PROLONG THE LIVES OF MEN WITH AGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| June 2008 ARE THE 'NICE' GUIDELINES PROMULGATING ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE FOR LOW-RISK PROSTATE CANCER JUSTIFIED BY AVAILABLE EVIDENCE? Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |