06/06/2026
The BBC have reported that black men are to benefit from a new prostate cancer screening trial. It’s shocking to read that one in eight men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime but even more so that for black men, that risk doubles to one in four.
Recently we awarded Amelia, a clinical nurse specialist in prostate cancer, an education grant to undertake the Guy's Cancer Academy Prostate Cancer Care for non-medical practitioners. She found the course helped her achieve a much more in depth understanding of the numerous prostate cancer treatment pathways, including pathways for localised patients as well as the patients she cares for who have metastatic disease.
The course also taught Amelia the importance of considering patients psycho-social wellbeing and considering their background, heritage and sexual identity. As a result, Amelia was able to apply this learning directly to her own trust and was integral in setting up the ‘Brother to Brother, Man to Man’ peer support group which is specifically for black men with prostate cancer, helping them to access to the information and resources they need.
Initiatives like this are revolutionary – not only at building more effective screening, but also by closing the evidence gaps and saving the lives of those most at risk.
Read the article ▶️ https://bbc.in/4x8dbCG
