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Helpline: 0800 774 7560
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Supporting men and their families and saving lives.
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Welcome to October Newsletter !
The newsletter is a recent initiative to help us to enhance our engagement with local Prostate Cancer support groups.
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Prostate Cancer Support is different - we are not a medical charity but we offer practical help and advice via our website as well as hands-on support, predominantly to support groups in North West England. We also work closely with commercial and public sector organisations to offer training and skills awareness services for employees as part of corporate wellbeing programmes. If you know where we could help, please get in touch !
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We would also like to say thank you to all the support groups for your help and support for those affected by Prostate Cancer.
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We welcome your feedback and ideas on what PCS can do to help you - please let us know what would make a difference for you !
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Prostate Cancer Support Profile
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Prostate Cancer Support (PCS) is based in Stockport and has provided support for prostate cancer patients and their families for over 25 years, having evolved from Prostate Cancer Support (North West). We are a patient-led charity providing men with sufficient information about prostate cancer to enable them to make an informed decision about PSA testing, the treatments available, their potential impact and the way forward. PCS is run by volunteers, the majority of whom have been affected by prostate cancer in some way.
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- Support support groups in North West England
- Provide a national 0900-2100 365-day Helpline
- Offer PSA testing in conjunction with the Graham Fulford Charitable Trust
- Run awareness and skills transfer events directly and with partner organisations
- Provide information and videos about testing and treatment via our website
- Signpost prostate cancer support groups via an online directory and map on our website
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PCS was an exhibitor at the Morecambe Bay Classics at Grange-over-Sand, supported by the Bay Area Support Group and Prostate Cancer UK where all three groups were the chosen Charities for the show. Richard was also selected (or did he volunteer ??) to give a short awareness presentation on the importance of early testing. It was a well-attended event with …
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PCS is again grateful to Manchester City's Once a Blue organisation. It's Taking on Cancer initiative aims to help former Manchester City players by maximising awareness of symptoms and by offering signposting. It posted the following information on Facebook this week, highlighting funds it has raised for PCS. With this in mind, our organisation is proud to partner with Stockport-based …
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Focal Therapy - Proven to be Effective
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A new study shows that focal therapy, which destroys only the cancerous part of the prostate, is effective in delivering long term outcomes for patients, according to a new study. Focal therapy is a targeted and minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer, and this new study, supported by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) infrastructure is the largest of …
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Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance has developed a short, simple and easy to understand video to explain in laymen's terms what a PSA test is and how to assess the pros and cons of having a test. This video was developed to help address some of the common misconceptions about the PSA test and its value and effectiveness for any man, …
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Sad News from Bolton Support Group
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This month we had the sad news that John Burston had passed away at the age of 81. John acted as Chairman at the Bolton group for many years, offering support to anyone affected by prostate cancer and adding to the success of the group. Away from Bolton Prostate Cancer Support group, we knew little about John and it was …
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Silloth Golf Club – a fantastic day
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Silloth Golf Club is a superb if challenging course on the Cumbrian coast and in the top 50 of all UK golf courses. They kindly ‘gave the course’ to Prostate Cancer Support (PCS) for an Open Competition in support of our charity. The entry of 100 players filled up remarkably quickly and all the entry fees (£6,000) were given to …
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