UHDB consultant writes step-by-step book on dealing with prostate cancer
A consultant urological surgeon has penned a new book to help debunk myths and provide reassurance to men regarding prostate cancer.
Miss Jyoti Shah, Macmillan Consultant Urological Surgeon based at Queen’s Hospital Burton, has recently released ‘Fighting Prostate Cancer: A Survival Guide’ which gives readers a step-by-step guide to understand how prostate cancer develops and what happens during screening and treatment for the condition.
Sister Sarah Minns, Macmillan Urology Advanced Nurse Practitioner, who works alongside Miss Shah, has also contributed a chapter in the book alongside other health care experts.
Miss Shah said: “Prostate cancer is a relatively slow growing form of the condition, and the earlier it is diagnosed, the easier it is to treat. This naturally leads to higher survival rates so it’s really important that men are aware of what it all means as well as how to get checked and what diagnosis and treatment may mean for them.”
The book is the sixth that Miss Shah has published to date and is one she is giving away free of charge in a bid to help as many patients as she can.
She added: “I’ve released this book as a not-for-profit publication as I want to be able to provide this potentially life-saving information to as many men and their families as I can. Tackling any form of cancer can be an incredibly overwhelming experience, so hopefully this can help some people along that journey.”
Miss Shah and Sister Minns also run a community prostate cancer screening clinic in their own time and have to date screened almost 3,000 men, successfully diagnosing almost 90 cases of prostate cancer that were until that point undetected.
‘Fighting Prostate Cancer: A Survival Guide’ is available to groups and organisations and charities as well as individuals. It is free and can be obtained by contacting UHDB’s Urology Department on: jeanettemcdonagh@nhs.net or by emailing our partners at Burton Albion Football Club: kelly.hyde@burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
According to Prostate Cancer UK, one man dies from the disease every 45 minutes and one in eight men will be diagnosed with the condition in their lifetime.
Anyone who is worried about prostate cancer symptoms should speak to their GP at the earliest possible opportunity.