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Prostate Cancer UK announced as official charity partner for MOBO Awards

6 February 2025 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
The stage is set! Global dancehall queen Spice, UK rap kings Krept and Konan and the multi-talented Bashy are the first wave of performers announced to ignite the stage at the 2025 MOBO Awards.

Can dogs smell prostate cancer?

4 March 2025 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
For centuries we have known that man’s best friend has an exceptional sense of smell. ‘Sniffer’ dogs are found in a wide range of roles, including drug and explosive detection as part of airport security, helping emergency services locate survivors...

Stone Pass: Kidney Stones app

7 July 2020 | | URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Technology
For this Digital Review I have focused on the Stone Pass: Kidney Stones app (Know Stone LLC) – a new information tool for patients with ureteric stones. I had recently seen a shared tweet originating from the app’s author Dr...

Ambulatory local anaesthetic implantation of percutaneous sacral nerve stimulators

11 July 2023 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Background The current treatment paradigm for detrusor overactivity (DO) and dysfunctional voiding (DV) includes conservative measures, pharmacotherapy, intravesical onabotulinum toxin A (Botox®), sacral nerve modulation (SNM / SNS) and urinary diversion as a last resort [1]. Incidence of DO is...

Creating online medical videos

5 September 2022 | | URO - Technology
Equipment When starting out with creating video content it can be overwhelming ensuring you have the right technology to help you create the best content. The truth is most of us have all we need in our pocket every day....

Using change theories can help nurses implement better care in prostate cancer

6 November 2024 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Nurses can help support change in prostate cancer care by understanding change management and models and provide leadership in improving prostate cancer care. An important part of being able to lead change is to understand change theories such as the...

Urology around the world: India: past, present, and future

23 January 2024 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology
Past India has the largest population in the world, standing at 1.43 billion as of September 2023. This vast population across a huge geographical area brings unique healthcare challenges, including the full range of urologic conditions. Urology is a relatively...

An overview of daytime wetting in children

1 January 2017 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Paediatric Urology
It is estimated that daytime wetting affects one in seventy-five children over the age of five years [1]. Daytime wetting is commoner in younger children (1 in 7 aged 4.5 years, 1 in 20 aged 9.5 years) [1]. Many younger...

ICS updates in continence care: the role of the nurse continence specialist in continence services

1 November 2016 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
The nurse who specialises in continence care is recognised as a key member of interdisciplinary teams seeking to deliver high quality integrated continence services. The recently published international service specifications for continence care [1] supports the use of specialist continence...

Sexual dysfunction following prostate cancer treatment

4 March 2024 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Urologic Oncology
Prostate cancer is common with over 52,300 new cases diagnosed annually in the UK; this is expected to rise by 15% between 2023-2025 and 2038-2040 [1]. Radical prostatectomy continues to be the most common form of radical treatment for men...

Prostate Cancer UK: PSA Consensus Conference 2024

20 September 2024
During the conference, you'll get up-to-date information on the latest consensus regarding the PSA blood test. You'll also be able to discuss the diagnostic process for secondary care and learn how to proactively manage conversations about prostate health with patients who are at higher risk. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to ask questions, interact with peers, and apply what you learn through engaging case studies. 9am – 12.30pm

Men with a susceptibility to prostate cancer: implications of family history in PCa risk-prediction

3 September 2021 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Incorporation of family history (FH) status into prostate cancer (PCa) risk stratification has the potential to underpin many aspects of PCa care. This group of men presents a unique challenge in early cancer detection, particularly given that most men without...