Press coverage
There’s a prostate cancer cure that can spare a man’s sex life: How high-intensity focused ultrasound could transform treatment of disease
October 2019 High-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU is a scalpel-free treatment that involves energy beams that blast tumour cells with pinpoint accuracy. Afterwards, few patients suffer the incontinence or sexual problems that often go hand-in-hand with a more...
3D scan is the smart way to target tiny prostate tumours
August 2019 A pioneering two-in-one scanning system can detect prostate cancer as accurately as experts visually examining MRI scans, according to research. Read the full story covered by The Daily Mail.
New injection could stop impotence and incontinence in men receiving prostate cancer treatment.
July 2017 A new injection could spare men the side effects of prostate cancer treatment, such as impotence and incontinence. The drug, being trialled by British doctors, is injected into tumours to kill them, but leaves surrounding healthy tissue and nerves intact....
Paracetamol, Prostate and HIFU, Uncertainty – Oxygen and Heart Attacks
January 2017 Mr Tim Dudderidge, Consultant Urologist speaks to Dr Mark Porter on Radio 4’s Inside Health programme. He discusses the options for prostate treatment. Listen below or view the transcript. This story was also covered by BBC Radio Solent [53.32].
New scan helps men avoid risky and painful prostate biopsy when they first suffer symptoms of cancer
June 2017 Men with suspected prostate cancer could be spared painful and risky needle biopsy tests thanks to a new scanning technique that can detect tumours just as accurately, a new study has found. Read more. This story appeared in the Daily Mail.
Treating prostate cancer with sound waves
March 2016 Doctors believe a “revolutionary” sound wave technique being used to treat prostate cancer could be as effective as surgery or radiotherapy – and cause fewer side effects. Read more. This story appeared in the Daily Mail and the Daily...
The freezing needles that turn prostate cancer into ice cubes: Treatment that destroys tumours being offered to men as alternative to surgery.
June 2015 A treatment that destroys tumours by turning them into ice is being offered to men as an alternative to traditional surgery for prostate cancer. Doctors hope the highly accurate technique may help spare more patients from risks associated with full...
Me and my operation: Ice cold gas that kills prostate cancer and cuts side-effects
July 2015 David Tallant, 68, a grandfather and retired carpenter from Poole, Dorset, had his prostate cancer treated with a freezing procedure. Read more. This story appeared in the Daily Mail.