Find the 14,000 men. We've joined forces with the NHS to find the undiagnosed men who haven’t started prostate cancer treatment due to the pandemic. 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer. Share our risk checker and help find them: #MenWeAreWithYou Tweet added by Prostate Cancer UK @ProstateUK

Prostate Cancer UK

2 years

Find the 14,000 men. We've joined forces with the NHS to find the undiagnosed men who haven’t started prostate cancer treatment due to the pandemic. 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer. Share our risk checker and help find them: #MenWeAreWithYou

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@KevinJohnBrady

2 years

@ProstateUK The risk checker is not working on Chrome nor Other browsers even with ad blocker off as well as cleared cache and cookies all accepted! Is your site experiencing problems?

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@KevinJohnBrady Our risk checker has been taking longer to load this morning, because so many people want to take it! It should be working again now, but if you're still having issues we'd suggest keeping the page open and reloading it a little later. Thank you for your support

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justsayin

@kathywalsh2

2 years

@ProstateUK risk checker isn't working

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@kathywalsh2 Our risk checker has been taking longer to load this morning, because so many people want to take it! It should be working again now, but if you're still having issues we'd suggest keeping the page open and reloading it a little later. Thank you for your support

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THEWHITLAM

@THEWHITLAM

2 years

@ProstateUK I’ve just used the checker and am advised to seek GP advice because of my age ( all other factors eg ethnicity, relatives etc were negative ). But my GP and NHS know my age - so why aren’t we being leafleted / written to by NHS ??

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@THEWHITLAM Hi hope you're well 😊 This campaign is to support men to understand their risk of prostate cancer & make an informed choice about whether to have a PSA test. If you’re 50+ & have thought carefully about the pros & cons and would like a test, your GP should give you one.

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Daniel Kelly 🇺🇦🇪🇺

@profdkelly

2 years

@ProstateUK Interesting difference with other #cancer screening strategies. Here the onus is on men themselves, in other cancers there are programmes that targets people at risk (eg occult blood in over 60’s). Have you checked how GPs will respond to this? #PrimaryCare

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@profdkelly Hi. Our campaign is a partnership with NHS and we've worked with clinical communities in the planning process. GPs are supportive of our risk awareness and informed choice for men message. Our top priority is funding research to help us develop a national screening programme.

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Devo

@Devstheoriginal

2 years

@ProstateUK Is an enlarged prostate different to prostate cancer? My father had surgery for this at age 71. I turn 45 this year so are my risks increased on those 2 factors?

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@Devstheoriginal Hi. An enlarged prostate is a different condition and doesn't increase your risk of prostate cancer. You can read more about risk factors for prostate cancer here: Best Wishes The Specialist Nurse Team

Prostate Cancer Risk Factors | Prostate Cancer UK

Prostate cancer risk factors include age, race, family history. Genetics, such as having a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene variant, can also be a factor. Read more to find out whether you’re at risk of prostate...

prostatecanceruk.org

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@magentawillow

2 years

@ProstateUK I attended the funeral of a good friend on Monday. He had prostate cancer which was in remission but due to the negligence and blasé approach to infection boundary protocol by the hospital, he died from hospital contracted Covid & sepsis.

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@magentawillow Thank you for sharing this with us - I'm very sorry to hear about the loss of your good friend. Sending well wishes to you, as well as all of his friends and family 💙

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Daniel Chapman

@DanRestoration

2 years

@ProstateUK Having my father diagnosed as terminal when he was only 62 & survived for 18months , I find it frustrating that my doctor aren’t particularly interested in giving me a blood test for cancer now I’m 46,would be good if men could have a yearly test like woman do for breast cancer

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@DanRestoration We are sorry to hear about your Dad and your frustrations with your GP. You may find our consensus statements useful in having further conversations with your GP about testing and your risk of prostate cancer. You can access them here .

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ReIMAGINE

@ReIMAGINE_PCa

2 years

@ProstateUK @ReIMAGINE_PCa are supporting the risk awareness campaign of @ProstateUK & @NHSuk . #ProstateCancer is the 2nd most common #cancer in the UK which does not often cause symptoms at an early stage. Check your risk! ➡️ #MenWeAreWithYou

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@ReIMAGINE_PCa @NHSuk Thanks for your support!

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Movember UK

@MovemberUK

2 years

@ProstateUK This is brilliant. Great work. ♥️

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Prostate Cancer UK

@ProstateUK

2 years

@andrewkelly58 A man's risk of developing prostate cancer increases once over the age of 50, and the guidelines are that any man over 50 can request a PSA test after discussing the pros and cons the GP. You can read more about the NHS Risk Management Programme here:

Prostate cancer risk management programme: overview

This document explains the Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme (PCRMP), PSA testing and evidence against a national screening programme.

www.gov.uk

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Johnny Reggae

@Reggaemaester

2 years

@ProstateUK Diagnosed during lockdown....prostate removed and 9months later still clear. Just do it!

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