Abel Tesfai (PhD)
@abel5.bsky.social
Senior Data and Evidence Officer at Prostate Cancer UK with interest in health inequalities. Beat drop for epidemiology. Views my own. Liverpool FC - go on reds!
ARANOTE trial data suggests treatment intensification i.e. Darolutamide and ADT in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer setting, is safe and efficacious for Black men (who made up around 10% of total trial population): auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/... #prostatecancer #healthinequalities
MP16-01 EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF DAROLUTAMIDE PLUS ANDROGEN-DEPRIVATION THERAPY (ADT) IN BLACK PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC HORMONE-SENSITIVE PROSTATE CANCER (MHSPC) FROM THE PHASE 3 ARANOTE TRIAL | Journal...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:Incidence and mortality rates of prostate cancer are higher in Black patients (pts)
vs other racial groups, yet studies suggest Black pts with metastatic castration-resistan...
auajournals.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
ARANOTE trial data suggests treatment intensification i.e. Darolutamide and ADT in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer setting, is safe and efficacious for Black men (who made up around 10% of total trial population): auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/... #prostatecancer #healthinequalities
A step backwards www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
Keir Starmer to scrap NHS England and bring health service back under 'democratic control' - live updates
The PM says abolishing
www.bbc.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A step backwards www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
Excellent paper by the National Prostate Cancer Audit team www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Are evidence-based guidelines translating into clinical practice? A national population-based study of the use of treatment intensification in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in E...
International guidelines recommend treatment intensification combining docetaxel or androgen receptor pathway inhibitors with androgen deprivation the…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Excellent paper by the National Prostate Cancer Audit team www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Interesting PhD opportunity from the University of Exeter to conduct ecological research on River Thames under supervision from Lead Supervisor Dr Sarah Nelms with aim to improve participation by Black British students www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... #PhD #diversity #PhD
Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter
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February 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Interesting PhD opportunity from the University of Exeter to conduct ecological research on River Thames under supervision from Lead Supervisor Dr Sarah Nelms with aim to improve participation by Black British students www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... #PhD #diversity #PhD
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Our final agenda & speaker lineup for our fully online Prostate Cancer UK conference "Towards Equity: Exploring Prostate Cancer Disparities in Black Men" is now live!
🗓️ Thursday 13 March 2025 |⏰ 1:30-4:30 PM GMT
📢 More info here bit.ly/3QfzSAV and on registration
#ProstateCancer #HealthEquity
🗓️ Thursday 13 March 2025 |⏰ 1:30-4:30 PM GMT
📢 More info here bit.ly/3QfzSAV and on registration
#ProstateCancer #HealthEquity
Health Inequities Conference
Join our free online conference on Thursday 13 March to learn more about the latest data and evidence from the National Prostate Cancer Audit report
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February 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Our final agenda & speaker lineup for our fully online Prostate Cancer UK conference "Towards Equity: Exploring Prostate Cancer Disparities in Black Men" is now live!
🗓️ Thursday 13 March 2025 |⏰ 1:30-4:30 PM GMT
📢 More info here bit.ly/3QfzSAV and on registration
#ProstateCancer #HealthEquity
🗓️ Thursday 13 March 2025 |⏰ 1:30-4:30 PM GMT
📢 More info here bit.ly/3QfzSAV and on registration
#ProstateCancer #HealthEquity
Great reporting by Wonkhe as usual: wonkhe.com/blogs/hesa-s...
HESA Spring 2025: staff
Working in the higher education sector has become more precarious than ever. David Kernohan tracks the changes through the data
wonkhe.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Great reporting by Wonkhe as usual: wonkhe.com/blogs/hesa-s...
Reposted by Abel Tesfai (PhD)
BJGP Top 10 Research 2024
No. 3 #BJGPTop10 – Prostate cancer detection: Clinical consensus challenges UK guidelines and recommends proactive discussion of PSA testing with higher-risk men
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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No. 3 #BJGPTop10 – Prostate cancer detection: Clinical consensus challenges UK guidelines and recommends proactive discussion of PSA testing with higher-risk men
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
@abel5.bsky.social @andrewseggie.bsky.social @vincentjgnana.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BJGP Top 10 Research 2024
No. 3 #BJGPTop10 – Prostate cancer detection: Clinical consensus challenges UK guidelines and recommends proactive discussion of PSA testing with higher-risk men
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
@abel5.bsky.social @andrewseggie.bsky.social @vincentjgnana.bsky.social
No. 3 #BJGPTop10 – Prostate cancer detection: Clinical consensus challenges UK guidelines and recommends proactive discussion of PSA testing with higher-risk men
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
@abel5.bsky.social @andrewseggie.bsky.social @vincentjgnana.bsky.social
Interesting old US study on the role of racial residential segregation in cancer incidence, mortality, survival, risk, screening, and/or stage at diagnosis - further development in measure of segregation needed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28039602/ #healthinequalities
Residential Segregation and Racial Cancer Disparities: A Systematic Review - PubMed
Empirical analysis of segregation and racial cancer disparities is a recent area of research. The literature is limited to 17 studies that focused primarily on breast cancer. Studies differed in their...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Interesting old US study on the role of racial residential segregation in cancer incidence, mortality, survival, risk, screening, and/or stage at diagnosis - further development in measure of segregation needed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28039602/ #healthinequalities
🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟
We are pleased to announce Prostate Cancer UK's Real-World Evidence Funding Call has launched with opporunity to submit proposals focusing on Black men and deprivation! 🚀
prostatecanceruk.org/research/for...
️ 🗓️ Expressions of Interest open on 1st February 2025.
We are pleased to announce Prostate Cancer UK's Real-World Evidence Funding Call has launched with opporunity to submit proposals focusing on Black men and deprivation! 🚀
prostatecanceruk.org/research/for...
️ 🗓️ Expressions of Interest open on 1st February 2025.
Real-World Evidence for Health Equity in Prostate Cancer Awards
We want to stop prostate cancer being a killer. We fund groundbreaking research, drive improvements in treatment, and fight injustice in care.
prostatecanceruk.org
January 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟
We are pleased to announce Prostate Cancer UK's Real-World Evidence Funding Call has launched with opporunity to submit proposals focusing on Black men and deprivation! 🚀
prostatecanceruk.org/research/for...
️ 🗓️ Expressions of Interest open on 1st February 2025.
We are pleased to announce Prostate Cancer UK's Real-World Evidence Funding Call has launched with opporunity to submit proposals focusing on Black men and deprivation! 🚀
prostatecanceruk.org/research/for...
️ 🗓️ Expressions of Interest open on 1st February 2025.
⏰Join us for our online public mini conference at Prostate Cancer UK: 'Towards Equity: Exploring Prostate Cancer Disparities Experienced by Black Men'.
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025, 1:30-4:30pm (GMT)
🖊️ Registration Link: lnkd.in/etzZD62K
See: lnkd.in/eiHqg6MA
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025, 1:30-4:30pm (GMT)
🖊️ Registration Link: lnkd.in/etzZD62K
See: lnkd.in/eiHqg6MA
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December 20, 2024 at 5:53 PM
⏰Join us for our online public mini conference at Prostate Cancer UK: 'Towards Equity: Exploring Prostate Cancer Disparities Experienced by Black Men'.
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025, 1:30-4:30pm (GMT)
🖊️ Registration Link: lnkd.in/etzZD62K
See: lnkd.in/eiHqg6MA
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025, 1:30-4:30pm (GMT)
🖊️ Registration Link: lnkd.in/etzZD62K
See: lnkd.in/eiHqg6MA
A really insightful paper exploring racial/ethnic disparities in prostate cancer outcome in both US and UK pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39424981/
Racial disparities in prostate cancer in the UK and the USA: similarities, differences and steps forwards - PubMed
In the USA, Black men are approximately twice as likely to be diagnosed with and to die of prostate cancer than white men. In the UK, despite Black men having vastly different ancestral contexts and h...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
A really insightful paper exploring racial/ethnic disparities in prostate cancer outcome in both US and UK pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39424981/