In this, the first of three videos for UCAN, prostate cancer sufferer Alister Fair reveals the shock of discovering his condition and outlines why a Rapid Diagnostic Centre (RDC) will be a life changer for so many people. Alister Fair tells his own cancer story in support of a Rapid Diagnosis Centre from StreamTelevision on...
Thank you to Ali McQueen who raised £2,110.88 with his Loch Ness Etape bike ride on the 24 April 2022. Ali’s story “18 months ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Luckily it was confined to the prostate and identified as a slow growing type and therefore increase the likelihood of a successful outcome. Just...
For Jim Leighton it was the advice of a friend, and his dad passing from prostate cancer, that encouraged him to get checked out…this is his story Jim Leighton tells his UCAN Story from Roy Stewart on Vimeo. I’m fine now (but) it’s been a tough 18 months…please just go and get checked.
For Kenny Anderson it was a live radio prostate exam that encouraged him to get checked out…this is his story Kenny Anderson tells his UCAN Story from Roy Stewart on Vimeo. I had no symptoms…(but) my father had suffered from prostate cancer. I thought I had better be tested.
For George Yule it was a change in his habits that led his GP to refer him to a consultant…this is George’s story… George Yule tells his UCAN Story from Roy Stewart on Vimeo. Post operation UCAN were absolutely brilliant. It was a friendly, open, accessible and knowledgeable place of refuge.
Get a handle on urological health. Start by checking out this website, and following our links to other educational websites. Is there something that doesn’t feel quite right? The sooner you talk to your doctor, the sooner you may be able to have your mind put at rest. Being a non-smoker, or giving up, will...
For Charles Marshall, it was a routine medical that first flagged up that something might be wrong…this is Charles’s story… Charles Marshall tells his UCAN Story from Roy Stewart on Vimeo. My message would be to definitely get regular checks. Do not fall into the trap that it’s ‘going to be OK’.
Thanks to all your fundraising and support from the Scottish Government with a £1 million investment, Scotland’s first robotic surgery is now available in Aberdeen. The ultra-modern robot which surgeons can use to perform minimally invasive surgery, will initially be used for prostate cancer cases but in the future can be used in cases involving bladder and...
How common is it? Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer in men in the UK, with over 30,000 new cases diagnosed each year. In Scotland nearly 2,000 men are affected each year, with 200 each year in Grampian. The incidence is rising, and the lifetime risk for men developing prostate cancer is 1 in 10....
There are five urological cancers: Prostate | Bladder | Kidney | Testicular | Penile Urological cancers can affect both men and women, although more common in men. They account for one in three of all cancers in men, and one in five of all cancers in men and women. 50,000 urological cancers are diagnosed every year in...