Patient Support
Prostate Support Groups exist all over the country to offer support to men with prostate cancer, wives, partners, and families, and those who want to know more.
UKHIFU Limited regularly present to support groups around the country explaining the procedure, benefits and how to obtain a prostate HIFU treatment. Forthcoming presentations can be found listed under 'Events'.
UKHIFU Ltd have produced patient information sheets on both HIFU Focal Ablation of Localised Prostate Cancer and HIFU Hemiablation in Prostate Cancer.
UKHIFU Limited would be happy to put you in contact with other
men who have had a HIFU treatment. Or if you would like to call
us to discuss any questions or queries you have about HIFU treatments
with one of our advisers please do call us on 01761-415570 or contact
us
Click here to see a UKHIFU Patient Video about their experiences of HIFU Treatment.
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Sound and Light to the Rescue....the use of focal therapy which treats the cancer alone and leaves the healthy tissue intact promises to make the side-effects of treatment for prostate cancer something of the past’ by Hashim Uddin Ahmed (Medical Research Council Clinical Research Fellow, University College London) and Mike Emberton (reader in Interventional Oncology and Honorary Consultant Urological Surgeon, University College, London) Download article here»
“Is it time to consider a role for MRI before Prostate Biopsy”? – Hashim.U.Ahmed, Alex Kirkham, Manit Arya, Rowland Illing, Alex Freeman, Clare Allen and Mark Emberton. To read the article click on the following link www.nature.com/nrclinonc/journal/v6/n4/full/nrclinonc.2009.18.html
Click here to read the article about Prostate Cancer in the Wall Street Journal by Melinda Beck.
USEFUL WEBSITE LINKS
We have provided links to other web sites that we think might be of use to people reading our site. If you have any problems with these links please let us know - contact us
Medical News Today brings you hourly health news from well regarded sources such as JAMA, BMJ, Lancet, BMA, plus articles written by the web site team.
www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/prostate/
The charity has played a key role in raising both public awareness
of the disease and political debate about services and support.
www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/info/prostate_cancer/treatment_hifu.asp
The Prostate Cancer Support Association provides support and information
for all those affected by prostate cancer.
www.prostatecancersupport.co.uk/Aboutus.htm##local
The Dorset HIFU centre is based at the Winterbourne Hospital in
Dorchester, Dorset. It was founded to bring the benefits of HIFU
technology to cancer sufferers and their families.
www.dorsethifucentre.co.uk
Comprehensive, free, up-to-date health information as provided
by GP’s to patients during consultation.
www.patient.co.uk
HON’s mission is to guide Internet users to reliable understandable
accessible and trustworthy sources of medical and health information.
www.hon.ch
The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation’ website aim is
to fund the best independent worldwide research into the causes
of prostate cancer, to offer better outcomes to men diagnosed with
prostate cancer and to enable all specialists to share information.
www.prostateresearch.org.uk
Bob Monkhouse died from prostate cancer in 2003. This website
provides information on prostate cancer. All proceeds from donations
to the site go to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation.
www.giveafewbob.org
The charity has played a key role in raising both public awareness
of the disease and political debate about services and support.
www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, a US site which provides vital
answers and detailed information about prostate cancer.
www.rcog.com
A US site providing information on PSA screening, symptoms, nutrition,
risk factors, treatment and side effects of prostate cancer.
www.prostatecancerfoundation.org
Macmillian Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected
by cancer. They provide practical, medical, emotional and financial
support and campaign for better cancer care.
www.macmillian.org.uk
CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer
care for people with cancer and their families. They believe that
information about cancer should be freely available to all and
written in a way that people can easily understand.
www.cancerhelp.org.uk
Situated in the South East of England, Urology Partners is dedicated
to providing all our patients with expert advice and skilful treatment
for a broad range of urological conditions.
www.urologypartners.co.uk
Provide in person and telephone counselling for cancer patients, their families, friends and care givers who seek counselling.
www.cancercounselling.co.uk
Welsh Cancer Charity
www.tenovus.com
Help sufferers of impotence (erectile dysfunction) and their partners and to raise awareness of the condition amongst both the public and the medical profession
www.sda.uk.net
Works on a national level by making more people aware of Prostate Cancer
www.prostatescot.co.uk
Supports research and patient care relating to your men with testicular cancer, and also to prostate and bladder cancer
www.bobchampion.org.uk
World’s leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatments and prevention of cancer
www.cancerresearch.uk.org
Europe’s leading cancer information service
www.cancerbackup.org.uk
Prostate Cancer Network is a Prostate Cancer Support Group run by its members and the services offered are for men, their families and those affected by Prostate Cancer
www.pcaso.com
Northern Irelands leading local cancer charity
www.actioncancer.org
Traditional biopsies may miss prostate cancer. Prostate Mapping offers greater precision in diagnosis. Prostate Mapping precisely locates high and low risk cancer.
www.prostatemapping.com
Cancer Research UK are endorsing a trial looking at High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate cancer contained in one half of the prostate gland. For details of trials go to www.cancerhelp.org.uk/trials/trials
Private Health Advice was formed to offer a unique reference point on how private healthcare works in the UK.
www.privatehealthadvice.co.uk
This website is a support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details. This service is free, confidential and easy to use. www.counselling-directory.org.uk
St Peters Trust for Kidney, Bladder and Prostate Research is unique in the UK in funding research on disorders that affect any part of the urinary tract, from the kidney to the bladder to the urethra. www.stpeterstrust.org.uk
UKHIFU Ltd does not endorse and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information or data on any web site you may link to from our web site or that the site will be available.
Any information that you provide to UKHIFU Ltd, medical or personal, will be kept private and confidential between yourself and the UKHIFU team. No information will be passed on to any other individuals or organisations without your prior consent.
Source of information – Nick Stevens, Managing Director UKHIFU Ltd
