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Opening up about their below-the-belt health is not a conversation every man wants to have with his doctor, let alone his nearest and dearest – but the fact remains that every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate cancer in the UK. It may be an awkward discussion, but one worth having.

New research raises hope of life-changing screening and diagnosis for this common form of cancer

A Lancet study warns of a looming crisis as prostate cancer cases are set to double by 2040. Urgent interventions are needed to address this global public health threat.

Largest study of its kind predicts 85% increase in deaths from the disease in same period as more men live longer

Thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer are set to be offered a pill which can lower the risk of death by a third. Experts claim olaparib offers a lifeline to men with the disease.

There is a call for more men in England and Northern Ireland to have access to the treatment.

Patients could be missing out on a life-saving cancer drug. Prostate cancer is the most common among men, with 52,000 diagnosed in UK each year.

There is a call for more men in England and Northern Ireland to have access to the treatment.

Patients with prostate cancer who were given enzalutamide alongside the standard hormone treatment cut their chances of dying by 58 per cent, found researchers based in the US.

Men aged over 45 in Bury and Prestwich are being urged check their risk of cancer with an NHS clinic in a van.