Places are £30 to register with a commitment to raise at least £350 in sponsorship. The event target of £20,000 will be used to raise awareness of (and to increase access to) newer minimally invasive focal treatment options for men with prostate cancer. This means minimal side effects so men continue their lives after treatment without affecting lifestyle outcomes.
Email info@prost8.org.uk if you would like to apply.
In the next 10 years alone, a staggering 500,000 men will receive a new prostate cancer diagnosis in the UK. Up to 160,000 of these men will have low to medium grade, treatable cancer and could benefit from newer, cutting edge, minimally invasive treatments, called focal therapy. BUT, incredibly, right now, almost all of those men will only be offered the same invasive, lifestyle-changing treatments as men with advanced cancers.
Focal therapy uses the very latest technology to treat early-stage cancer cells without harming surrounding tissue and organs. This means minimal side effects so these men can continue their lives after prostate cancer with normal lifestyle functionality. More invasive treatments will usually lead to incontinence and erectile dysfunction, the chances of which are dramatically reduced with focal treatments.
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