In this episode we're Standing up to prostate cancer, busting some common myths and giving men the facts they need to help them survive prostate cancer. Steve Bland speaks to Susan Piper, a Specialist Nurse at Prostate Cancer UK and Paul Thomas, Communications and Engagement Manager at the North East London Cancer Alliance. Susan helps sort through the facts from the fiction about prostate cancer, giving key information to boost survival rates that everyone should know - not just men, but their partners, family and friends too. This includes highlighting the support available from Prostate Cancer UK, encouraging men to have more conversations about prostate cancer and to reach out for advice and get checked. The episode builds on our previous episodes on prostate cancer: one where a patient talked about his experience of prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and recovery, and the other where a British Athlete spoke about the risk of getting prostate cancer, particularly in the black community. Although prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in England, survival rates for prostate cancer are good – when it is diagnosed early. If found at its earliest stage, all men are expected to survive, compared with around 49% of men when diagnosed at the latest stage. For more information on prostate cancer, visit the Prostate Cancer UK website: https://prostatecanceruk.org/ #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth

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