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Prostate Matters

The Federation's official journal is entitled "Prostate Matters" and is made available to all Member Organisations in sufficient numbers for them to distribute to their own members.

Copies of "Prostate Matters" are available for download from the links below as "pdf" files which can be displayed by the use of a "pdf" Reader. If your computer does not have a suitable Reader, you can download the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free, by clicking here.

Issue Number & Date Headlines
Issue 7 - Winter 2010 The Great PSA Debate — full report; Prostate cancer and diet – update; Diet and lifestyle changes; RADICALS Clinical Trial; The Great PSA Debate – Questionnaire Analysis Report; National Cancer Patient Information Prescriptions.
Issue 6 - Autumn 2009 The Great PSA Debate — initial report; National Prostate Cancer Awareness Day, 19th June; The Prospect Web-Site and a Prostate UK Grant; Research may point to enhanced treatments; The PATCH clinical trial; Europa Uomo — a call to action; The Informed Decision Making Project.
Issue 5 – Summer 2009 The Great PSA Debate — Nov 10th; The Great Drag Race; European Cancer Partnership; Patient Questionnaire — Results; Alpharadin for Metastatic Disease — Phase III Trail starting; Green Tea (again); Trials show longer adjuvant hormone treatment gives greater survival.
Issue 4 – Spring 2009 Annual Conference and AGM; PCRMP - where we stand now; West Wales benefits from Prostate UK Grant; Clinical Trials - hyperbaric oxygen, Sarcosine; Active Ssurveillance arguments; Targeted prostate biopsy; MRI in prostate cancer.
Issue 3 – February 2009 Research issues; Promoting Patient Power workshop; Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme - men betrayed again; The Breus diet; STAMPEDE Clinical Trial; Europa Uomo.
Issue 2 – September 2008 Federation - The Way Ahead; Inaugural Conference
report; Searching for the perfect diet; RADICALS Trial; Rusty Surgeons put Patients at Risk; Novel Chemo Drug; New tests may predict spread; Clinical Nurse specialists.
Issue 1 - April 2008 Federation Launch; NICE Clinical Guideline – comment; Cyalis daily; Research updates: early PSA measurement, PCA-3, adjuvant hormone therapy with EBRT, Radium 233 for HR disease, genetic risk factors.

Articles to be considered for inclusion in "Prostate Matters" are always welcome, and should be sent to the Editor.

"Prostate Matters" is a development of a collaboration between a number of patient support groups spread across the south of England, which resulted in publication for the past year of "Prostate Matters South". You can download past issues of "Prostate Matters South" by clicking here.


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This page was updated on 15th February 2010

 
 
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