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Men's Health Day Report

10th October 2019

Last Saturday the 5th October in the Halle and Holborn suites at St Clement Danes School saw the launching of the Inaugural Men’s Health Day.
Holding a Programme, The Organiser Julian Shah is standing (pictured from left to right) with FOPS David Cottingham and Bob Arthy and leading Surgical Urologists Professor Roger Kirby and Alvan Pope who along with Julian Shah and Victoria Muir and Asif Muneer gave the audience of almost forty souls their views on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and grow old gracefully. The audience gave all the speakers rapturous applause after they finished their question and answering finales, with many of audience telling the FOPS organisers how good they found the Health Day and how it should be repeated. The coupling of the Halle and Holborn suites was suggested by Denise Wilson of the Barbirolli Hall team which gave us a marvellously unique venue for our First Men's Health Day.

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The FOPS greatest accomplishment is that, working together, we have helped, and will keep on helping, men affected by Prostate Cancer (also known as 'Tiger Cancer') turn themselves away from their personal precipices and get their lives back together. Learn more...

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Bob's Story Passing water had became more and more of a strain, hence an appointment for a check up was made. "Your PSA is 18" said the doctor "and I'd like to examine your prostate, so up on the couch please. Hmm - your prostate is rather large, I'd like you to see a specialist." Hence in May 2008, my saviour,... Read more...

Upcoming Events

5Mar 2025

FOPS Virtual Zoom Support Group Meeting (Wed 5th March 2025 Online)

Wednesday 5th March 2025

From 7.45pm (for 8pm start) on Wed 5th March 2025 we will be holding another Virtual Support Group meeting with our resident Consultant Urologists Read more...

7Apr 2025

The FOPS Prostate Support Group - Mon 7th April 2025 7:15pm

Monday 7th April 2025

The June FOPS support meeting. An in-person meeting at Christ Church, Chorleywood. Read more...

7May 2025

FOPS Virtual Zoom Support Group Meeting (Wed 7th May 2025 Online)

Wednesday 7th May 2025

From 7.45pm (for 8pm start) on Wed 7th May 2025 we will be holding another Virtual Support Group meeting with our resident Consultant Urologists Read more...

2Jun 2025

The FOPS Prostate Support Group - Mon 2nd June 2025 7:15pm

Monday 2nd June 2025

The June 2nd 2025 FOPS support meeting. An in-person meeting at Christ Church, Chorleywood. Read more...

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