Kick starting Prostate Cancer Awareness month

I met up with Amanda McLean this week who is the Chief Executive of Prostate UK, to add my support to prostate cancer awareness month. It was a chance to learn more about the prevalence of prostate disease in North East Cambridgeshire, and to try and raise awareness of what men can do to be aware of their own prostate health.

Around 31,800 men in the Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust area are likely to suffer from what is technically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (a non cancerous enlargement of the prostate), with 23 men in every 100,000 suffering fatally from prostate cancer. Whilst many of those diagnosed with prostate cancer recover, we should not lose sight of the fact that nationally prostate cancer kills one man every hour in Britain. Early detection vastly improves the chances of successful treatment so education of the public and of healthcare professionals is vital.

I was surprised to learn from Amanda that one in two men will suffer from a prostate disease at some stage in their lives. Given that I am one of three brothers, such figures hit home. To find out more about the simple steps you can take to help prevent this, please visit their website at http://www.prostateuk.org/

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