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Vernon Girls

25th December 2010
Vernon Girls photographWatford Observer on-line Dec 25th 2010 and in paper - also below an article fron the Uxbridge Gazette The race for a festive top-ten hit has long since finished, but a Chorleywood musician has written and recorded a song for his own Christmas number ones – the staff at Mount Vernon Hospital. Earlier this week national newspaper headlines slammed Britain's below-average survival rates for both breast and bowel cancer. However, former teacher and prostate-cancer patient Bob Arthy, of Chal[...]

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Summary The proposed “Riskman” randomised controlled trial will evaluate a significantly improved approach to prostate cancer screening focussing on how we screen and who we screen. If successful it would completely change the debate on prostate cancer screening within 5 years. Background Cancer represents a failure of control of cellular growth and cancer becomes more difficult to treat the later it is diagnosed as a cascade of molecular and pathological events occur, as such ear[...]

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A video well worth watching

18th December 2010
Professor Roger Kirby, Consultant Urologist at The London Clinic, talks about prostate cancer screening and the treatment options available

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6May 2026

FOPS Virtual Zoom Support Group Meeting (Wed 6th May 2026 Online)

Wednesday 6th May 2026

From 7.45pm (for 8pm start) on Wed 6th May 2025 we will be holding another Virtual Support Group meeting with our resident Consultant Urologists Read more...

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Personal Stories

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...

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