Health Awareness
Urology 2020
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Why erectile dysfunction is more common than you think
While men might find themselves embarrassed to talk about erectile dysfunction, the reality is that it’s incredibly common and can be easily treated in virtually all cases. “The topic of erectile dysfunction is taboo and not much talked about. But it’s important for men to know that the problem is very common and that the...
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COVID-19: providing support for men with prostate cancer when the foundations are shaking
The current COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented pressures on the health service, and big drops in cancer referrals. As the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, the drop-in referrals mean that there are potentially thousands of men with clinically significant prostate cancer who could be cured, but who may now not be diagnosed until...
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How day surgeries for benign prostate enlargement are becoming the norm
Benign prostate enlargement is a normal condition of growing old for most men, with half of over 60s expected to suffer from symptoms such as poor flow and more frequent urination. Symptoms such as difficulty starting to urinate, not emptying fully or frequently going to the toilet in the day or night are all signs...
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Blood in urine/haematuria
As COVID-19 continues to dominate most of our lives, and hospitals are caught between preparing for a second wave and getting back to their new normal existence, it is an important time to highlight some of the issues that have been pushed out of the way by coronavirus. The pandemic, while incredibly serious, hasn’t made...
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Keeping prostate cancer at bay; giving men more life to live
Earlier diagnosis and interventions of prostate cancer help to keep men living longer. “It’s a common misconception that all men with prostate cancer die with it, rather than because of it, but that’s only true if the cancer has not spread,” says Professor Amit Bahl, consultant oncologist at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust. Prostate cancer...
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Urology Week 2020: raising awareness of erectile dysfunction
A survey conducted as part of Urology Week 2020 shows that awareness of erectile dysfunction (ED) is alarmingly low in men and women aged 20 to 70. The majority of the respondents do not know what ED exactly entails, and one in four has never heard of any treatments for ED. The survey examined the...
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Prostate cancer doesn’t stop because of a pandemic
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer across the UK and the repercussions are likely to continue for some time to come. Before the pandemic hit, diagnoses had been rising in the UK for many years. Earlier this year, it was announced that the disease had become the...
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The burden of BPH
Many men will experience trouble urinating properly as they age. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate, is a common cause of this. The prostate lies between the penis and bladder, and wraps around the urethra (the tube that passes urine out of the body), so by increasing in size, it puts...
