The Focal Therapy Clinic

11/11/2025

Focal therapy is an option some men consider when prostate cancer is confined to one area of the gland. Instead of treating the whole prostate, it targets on...

10/11/2025

a powerful & personal patient story about prostate cancer

Stephen Smith, 64, was haunted by his father’s death at 69. Then he was given the same diagnosis

08/11/2025

age discrimination is real in prostate cancer care

Explore prostate cancer age discrimination and its impact on treatment options for older men in this insightful discussion.

07/11/2025

Older patients often receive only hormones or no treatment at all

Older patients often receive only hormones or no treatment at all.

06/11/2025

chatbots can provide valuable support to patients - but it's important to use them safely

Experts weigh in on the benefits and harms.

05/11/2025

nice stories about how focal therapy has improved both lifespan & healthspan for prostate cancer patients

Two prostate cancer patients shared their experiences with different focal therapies. UChicago Medicine is the only hospital in Chicago, and one of only a few nationwide, to offer all of the different varieties of this new, minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer.

04/11/2025

many men struggle after prostate cancer treatment - better support needed for both treatment decision & recovery

Getting prostate cancer is scary, and the treatment can be hard. So can the recovery.

03/11/2025

Thanks Tony for sharing your informed perspective on prostate cancer screening

I’m very much in favour of screening for prostate cancer, as you’d expect given that I was diagnosed with the incurable variety at age 60 and given a worst-case prognosis of two years. Being told t…

01/11/2025

“I wasn’t properly prepared for the sexual wellbeing aspect of things, and the fact that I changed psychologically in terms of how I felt about sex.”

An Irish Prostate Cancer Outcomes Research project is working on implementing a questionnaire assessing the sexual concerns of partners of patients with prostate cancer.

31/10/2025

a tool like this can be helpful to be able to display visually to a patient so they really understand what is the nature of my cancer, how big is it, and how that might impact our selection for treatment

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30/10/2025

Deaths were reduced by 13% in a European study, comparable to breast and bowel cancer screening

Deaths were reduced by 13 per cent in a European study, comparable to breast and bowel cancer screening, prompting calls for a national programme

29/10/2025

exciting to see this moving forward

The new trial, which uses AI, has been described as a "game changer" for treating the disease.