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Where are all the well-mans clinics?

Posted By Long497

"Where are all the well-mans clinics?"

About: Rotherham PCT

(as the patient),

I would like to see more positive action taken to screen men for prostate cancer. I see advertisements all the time encouraging women to go for breast screening and I know that cervical smears are encouraged every 5 years. Why is there no such action to prevent prostate cancer?

I had prostate cancer and am now recovering, I received fantastic support from the Western Park walk-in cancer support service so I was one of the lucky ones.

There are so many men affected by prostate cancer and we need to make sure we give everyone a fighting chance by making screening a normal thing in life.

There have been well-women clinics for years, where are the well-mens clinics?

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Response from Angela Eyre 13 years ago
Angela Eyre

Submitted on 21/06/2010 at 15:11

Thank you for sharing your story on patient opinion and we are glad that you are now recovering well and that you feel you have been supported.

We do have a patient group called Cancer Action Rotherham web address www.carotherham.org

This is a user involvement group made up of cancer patients, carers and clinicians who share one very simple goal - to do whatever they can to ensure that the people of Rotherham have the best cancer support services possible.

Please take a look at this site as this group raises their concerns to NHS Commissioners and Providers and your comments may help to influence change.

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