Oncology & Cancer Highlights

It can save your life, but is it worth it? Patients and doctors share the good and the bad of a revolutionary treatment for advanced prostate cancer.

Developing new treatments for diseases isn’t just for researchers. People just like you and I must test drugs and devices so medicine can advance and save lives. We’ll show you how you can get involved.

Incontinence and impotence are the two most worrying side effects of any prostate cancer treatments. Find out how other men coped with their side effects here.

Prostate cancer caught early can be cured and yet 10,000 men die from prostate cancer every year in the UK. Learn the difference early detection can make to your prognosis here.

Clinical trials give patients the chance to try new therapies to treat their prostate cancer. Could a clinical trial help treat your prostate cancer?

PCaSO (Prostate Cancer Support Organisation) can help patients, families and even hospitals. Find out what PCaSO can do to help you with your prostate cancer.

Local cancer support groups can help people suffering with prostate cancer come to terms with their diagnosis and make choices about their treatments.

10,000 men die from prostate cancer every year in the UK. Prostate cancer awareness could change this. Find out about prostate cancer awareness here.

With no national screening programme for prostate cancer, it is up to the individual to seek prostate cancer tests. Find out the benefits to having prostate cancer tests here.

Getting tested for prostate cancer can save your life! 10,000 men die every year from prostate cancer, but if caught early prostate cancer can be cured. Find out more here.

Deciding which treatment is right for your prostate cancer can be difficult, especially with so many prostate cancer treatments available. Learn how other prostate cancer sufferers made their decisions.

Research has shown time and again that diet can increase the risk of developing cancers, including prostate cancer, but diet is also important in prostate cancer recovery. In the following short film prostate cancer sufferer, Ian Graham Jones, describes his cancer-free diet and the foods he tries to avoid. If you are recovering from prostate cancer then speak to a GP about seeing a nutritionist to help you choose the right foods to boost your immune system and stay healthy.

Worried about ovarian cancer? Find out the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and learn more about ovarian cancer in this short film.

Diagnosing ovarian cancer can be difficult, especially in the early stages when symptoms are often vague. In this film, ovarian cancer patient, Jenny, describes how her ovarian cancer was diagnosed.

Cosmetic dentist Dr. Bill Dorfman explains tricks for preventing oral cancer.