Being diagnosed with prostate cancer can be a frightening and lonely experience, but it doesn’t have to be that way. We can help.

• Being newly diagnosed with prostate cancer can be a very lonely place to be. Not only do you have to deal with the shock of your diagnosis, but also with a bewildering array of treatment options.
• Doctors and nurses have a lot of experience of telling people they have cancer. However, only people with or who have had cancer have a real understanding of how sufferers and their families feel about it.
• A lot of men are reluctant to talk about medical conditions or to seek help and support, even when faced with such a life-changing experience. However, many men find they gain a lot of comfort, confidence and encouragement from talking to other men who are either living with or who have been cured of prostate cancer.
• Don’t face prostate cancer on your own, we are here to help.

We hold informal and welcoming lunchtime meetings in a local pub most months, and evening meetings every 6 months. We invite specialists to talk to us about a range of prostate cancer topics including side effects, incontinence management and sexual counselling.

• We give talks to local groups about our personal experiences of prostate cancer and our work to help spread awareness of the importance for all men over age 50 to routinely check their PSA.
• Periodically, we man displays in shopping centres and at local events to promote awareness of prostate cancer and the work we do.
• We talk to individuals and members of their families who want to know more about what it is like to live with prostate cancer.