Health Awareness
Men’s Healthcare Q4 2025
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The campaign helping prostate cancer patients find their voice
A prostate cancer diagnosis and its side effects change men’s identity and relationships. Yet, the most painful parts of their experiences remain hidden. One campaign aims to make a difference. Urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, fear of intimacy, and loss of confidence are some challenges that can leave men feeling isolated and ashamed. The Unmentionables campaign...
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A patient’s experience of prostate cancer inspires support for a national screening push
A prostate cancer patient hopes to educate and empower people of Asian heritage to recognise the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer and seek early assessment. “In many Asian communities, there exists a cultural taboo around men’s health – especially if it involves discussing anything below the waistline, a ‘Bury your head in the sand’...
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Putting patients at the centre of advances in prostate cancer treatment
To innovate in disease treatment, including the field of prostate cancer medicine, pharma companies need to put patients at the heart of everything they do. The toll a cancer diagnosis takes on so many lives is driving pharma companies around the world to do more and innovate faster in the oncology space. For example, Accord...
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Helping men make sense of prostate cancer decisions
Every year, more than 52,000 UK men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Many find themselves having to make life-changing treatment decisions quickly — often without enough information or support, which can be frightening and confusing. ‘Make Sense of It’ is a new pilot project from Tackle Prostate Cancer (Tackle) that aims to change that. The...
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Men’s health strategy gains momentum in the UK
Men’s health is at a turning point. Learn how targeted initiatives could help men and their communities thrive. This year’s International Men’s Day is like no other before it in the UK. It has come at a critical point, as for generations, men’s health has lacked focus and investment. The statistics paint a stark picture:...
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Prostate cancer in black men: why cultural competence matters
Black men often receive a prostate cancer diagnosis later. Building trust, improving communication and training clinicians in culturally inclusive care could help close the gap. Black men face more than twice the risk of prostate cancer diagnosis and death compared to White men. Yet, despite this stark difference, Black men are often diagnosed later, limiting...
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How a life-changing procedure helped me manage my incontinence — and transformed my life’
After prostate surgery to treat his cancer, Steve became incontinent. Life became increasingly difficult, until an implant procedure helped him take back control. When Dr Steve Allen, a 59-year-old retired anaesthetist, underwent prostate surgery after a cancer diagnosis, he was told he might have “some incontinence for a while.” What followed was far worse than...
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Why early detection matters to men’s urological health
Consultant urologist highlights the importance of early assessment for male urological symptoms — and asks whether better information could support time-limited consultations. Around 40% of men over the age of 50 experience urological issues, such as urinary urgency, weak urinary stream or incontinence1. Barriers to men’s urology care “Men often delay reporting their symptoms,” Dr...
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It’s high time we screened for prostate cancer
Every year in the UK, over 12,000 men die from prostate cancer — one every 45 minutes. It is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men.1 Unlike other major cancers (breast, bowel or cervical), there is still no national screening programme. Whether a man’s cancer is found early enough to be cured still depends...
