Get involved in Prostate cancer research

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Posted 10 Sep 2014 at 17:48

I would like to ask if there is any research into Prostate Cancer triggers. I believe research has shown that 10% of cancers are inherited through genes passed form the parents, but 90% of cases are due to carcinogens in the environment we live in. This can include anything form cleaning or gardening chemicals, exhaust fumes, smoking, alcohol, diet and many many more the list is infinite.

Also I had a very serious UTI that almost killed me two years before diagnosis, could this have been some sort of trigger?

I would like EVERY man who has or had prostate cancer to fill in a lifestyle and health questionnaire, to build up a database to look for possible common triggers, I have listed some example questions below.

Did they all have previous UTI's?

What does their normal diet consist of?

Did they smoke or take alcohol, and if so how much of both and for how long?

What is their employment if any?

What has there general health been like over their lifetime?

Have they ever had any other serious illnesses?

Are they over weight?

How much exercise if any do they undertake?

The above list of questions is just for starters and is by no means finite.

This could build the biggest modern database of all UK Prostate Cancer cases, and provide invaluable research data.

Regards,

Gerry

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Posted 18 Dec 2014 at 15:37

That's a great question, and I hope that some of the answers we've gathered will help to address at least part of it.

And that leads me on to the main part of my comment:

We’ve now published some of the questions you sent us back in the summer, with answers from the experts on our website, so please do check them out at http://prostatecanceruk.org/research-questions

We haven’t answered all the questions yet, so we’ll keep updating the page as we get more questions and answers in.
Thank you so much for your contributions, and if you have more questions, please do keep sending them through to researchquestions@prostatecanceruk.org.

Best wishes,

Sophie

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Posted 19 Dec 2014 at 15:26

Hi Sophie,

Here's an idea.

With the advances in stem cell research, should research be undertaken into the possibility of re-growing a healthy prostate (and/or seminal vesicles / nerves / lymph nodes) with a view to replacing that which is extracted by prostatectomy or killed by RT?

Perhaps it could be possible to avoid, in a probably distant future, the side-effects such as ED, urinary incontinence, etc.

Life is a journey. You can't move forward on a journey AND stay in the same place.

User

Posted 13 Jan 2015 at 12:47

Hi all,

I just wanted to make sure you saw a new event that we're running later this month: http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/posts/t10451-Pub-science-at-the-Men-United-Arms?g=posts&t=10451&=#

It's called 'pub science' and we've got a group of prostate cancer researchers who'll be sitting in the pub, taking questions from the audience from 6-730 on 31 January.

Have a look at the post, or go to http://prostatecanceruk/menunitedarms for more information - hopefully they'll be able to answer some of your excellent questions.

Thanks,

Sophie

User

Posted 14 Mar 2015 at 06:02

Research is great. May be you will find out, why prostate cancer appears =_=. I'd wish to know why these ill's existing.

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Posted 23 Apr 2015 at 13:11

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to flag an event that's being run by The Royal Marsden Hospital that some of you may be interested in. If you do decide to go along, please let us know how it went and what you thought!

Best wishes,

Sophie

Imaging research open evening
Wednesday 20 May 2015
from 5.30pm
The Cherry Tree Restaurant,
The Royal Marsden, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT

The imaging research open evening welcomes patients and relatives, patient advocates, healthcare professionals, scientists and staff working in cancer support networks.

The evening will provide an opportunity to meet the staff and find out more about the research work of the Imaging Clinical Research Facility, tour the MRI and PET/CT facilities, see the scanners at work and learn about our imaging research on improving the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of cancer.

Please RSVP by 13 May 2015 by emailing imagingCRF@rmh.nhs.uk

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Posted 19 May 2015 at 19:04

Go away please

User

Posted 19 May 2015 at 19:15

Seconded.

User

Posted 20 May 2015 at 08:44

Thirded.

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