The FOPS are pleased to announce a free confidential counselling service for men or their partners affected by their condition or treatment. What Counselling means There are many times in our lives when we all really feel we need someone to talk to and to listen to us and this is basically what counselling is. Prostate Cancer can have a huge, far-reaching impact on your life and if you are in this position being heard properly can be really important. You may it difficult to handle the diagnos[...]

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A FOPS article published in 2015 in "Prostate Matters" a national publication The Friends of Prostate Sufferers (FOPS) Support Group at No.34 A can-do attitude to setting up a support group at home has created a growing community in Hertfordshire to share their positive and negative experiences... It is difficult to believe that it is over three years since the first support group meeting at our home, No. 34. What started with five or six of us has grown to 120-150. We have always said, "Come[...]

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As you can see we recently achieved a significant milestone in the FOPS journey by passing 55,000 hits on our humble website. I (Derek Towner) am the webmaster and was part of the FOPS founding group in 2009. Since then ,being retired and due to a change in personal circumstances, I moved to Cyprus but still keep in contact with Bob Arthy, Chair of the group, and other members and continue to update the website regularly. The FOPS have grown in numbers and come a long way since it was founded [...]

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Derek the FOPS webmaster (post prostate cancer) now lives in Cyprus and supports a local cancer association through which he has publicised the FOPS and made it known that he is always there for support if anyone needs to discuss their prostate cancer issues. So the FOPS reach extends to SUNNY CYPRUS where as you have no doubt heard: the banks have been/are in trouble, property prices are going down and all kinds of problems exist - in fact who would want to live in Cyprus now?!!!. WELL - Need[...]

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Remember DJ diddy David Hamilton? - well Paul Bloomfield one of our FOPS managed in 2014 to get a plug for himself and the FOPS on David Hamilton's show on "Wireless UK" the radio station for the charity "AGE UK". Many thanks to Paul for making this happen

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FOPS SUPPORTER MICK FLINN WRITES MOVEMBER ANTHEM See recent article November 2013 below which expains all

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Volunteer Extraordinaire - as featured in the Prostate Cancer UK Hall of Fame Geoff Douglass joins the Men United Hall of Fame for his unwaning enthusiasm, support and commitment to the cause. And because he's got some great jokes too. He's that good at raising money at football matches we've got him to write up his top tips to help future fundraisers fill their full bucket after 90 minutes. It's not just at football matches where Geoff raises money, through his local golf club and at his old[...]

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Chances are you will have heard of the FOPS even if you don’t know what they do. Chorleywood based group Friends of Prostate Sufferers should win a prize for making the most noise about their cause. The FOPS gang, led by founder Bob Arthy, campaign with a vengeance and last year was an eventful year where awareness was raised even more. In early March last year they organised a sellout farewell concert for Australia’s ‘First Lady of Jazz’, Janet Seidel and her Trio who h[...]

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