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Prostate Cancer UK

East Thurrock Admin18 Oct 2018 - 12:26
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Prostate Cancer UK has a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer.

As the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer continues to rise (making it the most common of all cancers by 2030), now is the time to take control. Through shifting the science over the next 10 years to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and support, we will stop prostate cancer being a killer.

• More than 11,000 men die from prostate cancer in the UK each year – that's one man every 45 minutes. It’s the third biggest cancer killer.

• It’s the most common cancer in men, with over 400,000 living with and after the disease in the UK.

• Prostate cancer is set to become the most commonly diagnosed cancer of all in the UK by 2030 - which is why we must all act now to curb its power to kill.

• Men over 50, black men and men with a family history of prostate cancer all face a higher than average risk of the disease.

• Prostate cancer treatment often causes devastating, long term side-effects. Incontinence and erectile dysfunction strike at the heart of what it means to be a man.

• Anyone with concerns about prostate cancer may contact Prostate Cancer UK's Specialist Nurses in confidence on 0800 074 8383 or online via the Live Chat instant messaging service: www.prostatecanceruk.org/. The Specialist Nurse phone service is free to landlines and open from 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday with late opening until 8pm on Wednesdays.

• Visit www.prostatecanceruk.org now to help beat this disease.

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