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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.
With 37,000 cases diagnosed in the UK each year. It
is the second most common cause of cancer deaths.
Four out of ten men
who are seventy years or older
will have prostate cancer.
The prostate is a walnut sized gland found only in
men, and is positioned just below the bladder and
surrounds the tube known as the urethra which passes
urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
Some symptoms of prostate problems, which are
usually caused by benign disease, not prostate
cancer are; Difficulty or pain in passing urine, having
to rush to the toilet to pass urine, frequent visits to
the toilet, especially at night, starting and stopping
while urinating and a feeling of not having emptied
the bladder.
What tests are there for Prostate cancer?
A small
sample of blood
is taken from a vein in your
arm and sent to a laboratory to measure the level of
PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) micrograms per litre.
But only one in four men with a PSA level of between
four and ten milligrams per litre have prostate cancer.
Your doctor will ask you how you feel. You may have
a rectal examination, urine test depending on what
is found. You may be sent to hospital for further
investigations, to see a urologist and offered an
MRI scan, bone scan or biopsy. A high PSA does not
necessarily mean you have cancer, nor does a lower
level mean you do not.
As of
Monday 5th October 2015
, Newport Lions,
myself, professional phlebotomists and Mr David
Baxter Smith, a consultant Urologist will deliver our
4th PSA Testing Event at
The Cosy Hall, Newport
. Mr
Baxter Smith advocates all men over aged over 50
should have an annual PSA test. Not all GP’s offer this.
Men requesting the test will complete a pro forma,
a blood test taken and Mr Baxter Smith will
write
to every man within a fortnight
, advising them on
their result and any appropriate action that should be
taken. Members of Newport Lions Club, myself and
Mr Baxter Smith have all lost close family members
due to prostate cancer not being identified early to
make a difference.
Although
the test is free
on the evening, men can
make a donation. The estimated cost of the PSA test
for 300 men, is £3,500. If there are any businesses or
persons wishing to make a donation or require any
further information, please contact me on
01952
820625
or Peter Sterling at
pete.sterling@virgin.net
Newport Lions – Prostate Cancer
Awareness Event 2015
Newport Lions Club and local nurse Julie Rich are holding their fourth
Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Event on the evening of Monday 5th
October 2015 at Cosy Hall in Newport.
Local nurse Julie Rich (top left) will be waiting for you
at Cosy Hall, Newport on Monday 5th October for the
Prostate Cancer Awareness event.
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