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Jim Catto
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Father & husband. Urological surgeon. Sheffield Hospitals. NIHR Research Professor. He/Him. Views my own
Yes.
January 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Wow. Great news ... first of a few?
January 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
7. And when diagnosed, black men and those from deprived areas are marginally less likely to receive radical treatment for locally advanced prostate cancer
January 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
6. But inequalities persist. Most diagnoses in men from affluent areas (blue) and black men have fewer diagnosis despite much higher risk of having #prostatecancer
January 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
5. Similar for large bowel toxicity after radiotherapy
January 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
4. Good to see rates of Major Urinary events (i.e. mostly a seciond intervention for (in)continence) are low
January 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
3. Good to see 92% of low risk disease being managed with Surveillance
January 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
2. Good to see diagnosis rate rising ... still catch up for #COVID-19
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Reposted by Jim Catto
Key findings include an increase in men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer: in 2023 in England, a 9% increase when compared to 2022 and a 25% increase compared to 2019. In 2022 in Wales, a 26% increase compared to 2021.
January 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
1. The NPCA reports are always a great snap shot of ProstateCancer in England and Wales. Worth checking out for nation wide disease patterns. www.npca.org.uk ..
National Prostate Cancer Audit
www.npca.org.uk
January 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM