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Men's Health Resource Centre				Prostate cancer An estimated 215,000 men in the UK have received a diagnosis of prostate cancer. Despite the incidence and impact of this condition, men with prostate cancer have consistently reported worse experiences of NHS care than patients with other cancers. Men should be assessed both in primary and secondary care throughout their ongoing treatment so that appropriate interventions can be implemented and support needs met. Heart disease Smoking, cholesterol and high blood pressure are still high-risk factors for the over-50s and the three combined can reduce life expectancy by 10 years. Men with these risk factors are three times more likely to die from vascular disease than those without, and that changes in diet and lifestyle and better treatments substantially reduces heart attacks. Useful links Men’s Health Forum Cancer Research UK Prostate Cancer Charity British Heart Foundation Healthcare professionals NICE Guidance: Prostate Cancer NICE Guidance: Cardiovascular Disease Communicate with patients NHS Choices: Prostate Cancer NHS Choices: Heart Disease Net Doctor: Men’s health Sign up to receive the very latest on men's health Name: Email address:
The Nursing in Practice Men’s Health Resource Centre aims to provide you with the latest news and clinical articles to help you identify and understand men’s health concerns, and related key topics and issues. Although the life expectancy gap between the genders has narrowed, men are more likely to suffer ill health through smoking and drinking. They are less likely than women to visit a health professional, and tend to believe that poorer health is inevitable in older age. There is a need to encourage more men to seek medical help, particularly if they are suffering from symptoms of male cancer or heart disease.
Latest men's health news Mental health charity ‘struggling’ to keep up with demand Monday 21 May 2012 More people are seeking advice from mental health charities since the start of the recession. Gay and bisexual men neglected by healthcare services Monday 30 April 2012 Research by charity Stonewall shows gay and bisexual men are often overlooked by health services. Cancer drug 'too expensive' for NHS Saturday 1 October 2011 A chemotherapy drug for men suffering with prostate cancer is not ‘cost-effective’ enough for use on the NHS, it is claimed Ban on gay men donating blood lifted Friday 9 September 2011 A lifetime ban on gay men donating blood has been lifted – so long as they haven’t been sexually active for 12 months, the Department of Health announced today		Latest men's health clinical articles Men and bowel cancer: the facts Wednesday 25 May 2011 Men are more than one and a half times as likely to develop bowel cancer as women; and yet, research shows they are often reluctant to take part in screening to detect symptoms. How can this be addressed? All you need to know about ... prostate cancer Thursday 24 March 2011 Prostate Cancer affects over 250,000 men and their families in the UK, and with Prostate Cancer Awareness Month taking place in March, it is vitally important for primary care professionals to be well informed about the disease Early detection of prostate cancer: myth or magic? Thursday 3 December 2009 In its early stages, prostate cancer does not normally have any symptoms. So what should we do if the only means of early detection is a controversial and flawed test? Such a test is the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, and clinicians and patients are deeply divided on its use ... Hampered by hormones: treating prostate cancer Monday 21 September 2009 Every year in the UK, 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, making this the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. Patricia Smith from The Prostate Cancer Charity addresses the implications of hormone therapy for men with prostate cancer
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