In the past 20 years we have raised over £8 million and helped the Royal Surrey County Hospital achieve ‘Centre of Excellence’ status in the treatment of prostate cancer. We support the Royal Surrey County Hospital, St Luke’s Cancer Centre and Frimley Park Hospital in their efforts to detect and treat prostate cancer. We have provided equipment, specialist nursing staff and run an active patient support group. We pride ourselves in having administration costs of less than 5% – far below the average 20% lost to administration by most UK charities
In 2011, the Royal Surrey County Hospital asked us if we could raise £1.3m towards a new landmark Urology Centre. In 2013 they increased that figure to £2m. Thanks to the incredible support, we exceeded that amount and are now equal funding partners with the hospital having raised almost £3m. The Stokes Centre for Urology is now one of the leading Centres in the country, receiving referrals from around the world. Our research initiative, launched in 2006 at the University of Surrey, has grown to become the largest charity-funded prostate cancer research group in the UK. Currently 25 strong, the Prostate Project research team are producing results of international importance including the development of antibodies against targets on the surface of prostate cancers, the development of vaccines from the patient’s own immune cells and the use of a potential new marker (EN2) in urine to identify the presence of prostate cancer; the first breakthrough in diagnosis since the 30-year-old PSA blood test currently used to detect prostate cancer. They are currently investigating new techniques to identify and treat advanced prostate cancer using immunotherapy. Currently three quarters of men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer die within five years. These, together with other clinical and research achievements by our hospital based team of consultants, specialist nurses and technicians have been internationally recognized and earned a reputation for excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. One of the elements, pivotal to their continued success, is a state of the art NHS Urology Centre and the funds we are raising will help make this a reality. Much of this work requires expensive clinical and laboratory trials to gain peer recognition and NICE(National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) approval – the ultimate goal. You can help us achieve this. Every contribution, no matter how small, is another step on the road to saving more of the 10,000 lives that are lost every year to prostate cancer. General enquiries:
Alf Turner, Chair
The Prostate Project
Stokes Centre for Urology
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Egerton Road
Guildford GU2 7XX
Tel: 01483 406 870
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
