THE SOUTH WEST CANCER ALLIANCE MOVES TOWARDS ERADICATION OF ‘TRUS’ PROSTATE CANCER BIOPSY
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Prostate Cancer won’t wait for the pandemic to end
With the NHS declaring itself “open for business”, now is the time for any man who fears they might be displaying symptoms of potential prostate cancer to step forward. Increasing numbers of ‘COVID-free’ hospitals are being opened up, to provide essential care for those patients who may not have sought help, or whose care may have been delayed, during the lockdown phase. Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed male cancer in the UK, with more than 47,500 diagnoses every year. E
Risk and Reward: why the specialist urology nurse is a role worth fighting for
Beatriz Mora, Surgical Care Practitioner at North Bristol NHS Trust, describes how specialist urology practitioners are helping to transform prostate cancer care – and why the roles are perfect for any aspirational nurse who wants to improve the patient experience. At the dawn of a new decade, UK prostate cancer care is at a critical juncture. 2020 began with confirmation that prostate cancer had overtaken breast cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England – ten y
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