Men’s Health
January 25, 2024
Myths, taboos and ignorance remain an issue in many areas of health. Great progress has been made in breaking the stigma and building awareness around women’s health and mental health
September 14, 2023
Over a quarter of men frequently get up in the night to wee, but only fifth of them realise this could signal a problem with their prostate
The common symptoms that accompany an enlarged prostate gland can cause emotional as well as physical distress, but when lifestyle changes are not enough to tackle the problem, a minimally invasive surgical technique is offering hope for men to get their lives back on track
I was first treated by Professor Mark Emberton at King Edward VII’s Hospital three years ago for Prostate Cancer using High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment. It was purely by chance on one of my follow-up scans that they spotted tumours in both kidneys, and I was then referred to my current consultant, Mr Bijan Khoubehi.
October 14, 2021
Getting a prostate cancer diagnosis can be a frightening experience but minimally-invasive treatments such as Nanoknife offer hope of rapid recovery and continued quality of life.
September 30, 2021
In 2017 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer – low/medium grade with a Gleason score of 3/4. It was initially suggested that I watch and wait, but my Dad had died of prostate cancer so I wanted to know what treatment options were available.
November 1, 2020
Only 5% of men don’t know how to check themselves for testicular cancer. But there’s still more to do.
November 13, 2019
Men are happy to visit their GP for a mental health problem. But a shortage of healthcare access and poor information mean that men aren’t always making the right choices.
Despite improvements in surgical techniques, and robotic assisted prostatectomy in particular, there is still a risk of urinary incontinence following prostate cancer surgery. This type of incontinence is known as Post Prostatectomy Incontinence (PPI).
October 1, 2019
It can be confusing for men to know whether they should be checked for prostate cancer and having any symptoms that might be related to prostate cancer can be worrying.