In celebration of Fortel's 20th Anniversary and we have organised the Pool and Darts match on 1st September at Chestnut Bar & Grill in Derby to raise the awareness and in aid of

PROSTATE CANCER

It is the most common cancer in men in the UK. It usually develops slowly, so there may be no signs for many years.

The top cancer killer in the UK is lung cancer, which claimed 35,486
lives in 2015, followed by colorectal cancer, with a toll of 16,067 people.
However, new figures reveal that 11,819 men died in the UK from prostate cancer in 2015, overtaking breast cancer, which resulted in the deaths of 11,442 women. (Angela Culhane, chief executive of the charity Prostate Cancer UK which collated the figures.)

Symptoms of prostate cancer

Symptoms of prostate cancer do not usually appear until the prostate is
large enough to affect the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis (urethra).

• an increased need to pee
  
• straining while you pee
• a feeling that your bladder has not fully emptied
• These symptoms should not be ignored, but they do not mean you have prostate cancer. It's more likely they're caused by something else, such as prostate enlargement.

Why does prostate cancer happen?

• The causes of prostate cancer are largely unknown. However, certain things can increase your risk of developing the condition.
• The chances of developing prostate cancer increase as you get older. Most cases develop in men aged 50 or older.
• For reasons not yet understood, prostate cancer is more common in men of African-Caribbean or African descent, and less common in Asian men.
• Men whose father or brother were affected by prostate cancer are at slightly increased risk themselves.
• Recent research also suggests that obesity increases the risk of
  prostate cancer.

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