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Here at Prostate Cancer Research we are determined to provide a better future for men and their families. We fund world-class scientists and their pioneering research into prostate cancer, working towards new breakthrough treatments.

We support a science forward approach to tackling prostate cancer, but a patient focus is in our DNA. We involve patients in every step of the way to make sure we are funding research that is important to you.

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In September, we were delighted to announce the launch of our 2021 grant call, which is focused on tackling racial disparities in prostate cancer. We are now assessing the applications submitted to the call.

We are inviting people affected by prostate cancer, in particular members of the Black community, who are the main focus of this call in light of their being most affected by prostate cancer, to come forward and be part of the decision-making process when we select the research projects which we fund.

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MCL-1: A new therapy for prostate cancer?

Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow

Blocking prostate cancer signals

Cardiff University

AI: Will my cancer return?

Using AI to predict whether an individual's cancer will return.

Francis Crick Institute, London

Clipping prostate cancer's wings

Targeting sugars to block prostate cancer spread

Newcastle University

How fat fuels prostate cancer

Investigating the link between fat and prostate cancer

Imperial College London

AI: Computing solutions for prostate cancer

Is your prostate cancer a tiger or a pussycat?

University of East Anglia

Hormone Therapy: Old Dog, New Tricks

New approaches to hormone therapy to keep it working for longer

University of Aberdeen

Hormone Therapy: Stopping resistance in its tracks

Investigating how prostate cancers become resistant to hormone therapy

Newcastle University Centre for Cancer

Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Training the body’s immune system to fight cancer, for a future when advanced prostate cancer treatment could mean a single injection, with tiny side effects

MRC Centre for Transplantation, Guy's Hospital London

Improving Radiotherapy

Combining radiotherapy with other drugs to improve patient outcomes

University of Oxford

ProCASP: could damaging DNA cure my cancer?

Investigating why damaging the DNA inside cancer cells only works as a treatment for some prostate cancer patients

University of Cambridge

STAMPEDE: which drug will work best for me?

Developing a test to choose treatment for individual patients

UCL

Putting People at the Centre of Research

PCR intend to set up the first-of-its-kind prostate cancer registry in the UK.

This registry would revolutionise prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and care by putting real people at the centre of it all. But joining would not only benefit others. You would also be able to access more relevant information about your treatment and care, be kept informed about the most relevant clinical trials you are eligible for, and provide critical evidence to speed up and shape vital research. We are in the planning stage for this registry, but we need your support to make it a reality!

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Never underestimate the power of sitting in a doctors room with someone you love who is fighting cancer and hearing the words 'there is a new type of treatment available'.
Louise
PCR Supporter