Prostate Cancer Help

Your most important resources are your hospital healthcare team and your GP. They know about your medical history and are best placed to give you advice and prostate cancer help.

Find your GP

The infopool

The infopool has information on testing and diagnosis, choosing a treatment, living with side effects, palliative and end-of-life care and how to join a clinical trial. Importantly, you can access hundreds of stories from others who have been affected by prostate cancer, including their partners and carers.

Click here to visit the infopool

Other useful resources

If you want more prostate cancer help, there are thousands of pages about prostate cancer on the web but bear in mind that not all of these will be fact-checked or fully accurate.

Alternatively, you can contact the organisations listed below.

Access to a nurse or support line

Macmillan
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/information-and-support/prostate-cancer
Helpline: 0808 808 00 00 (8.00am-8pm Monday-Friday)

Cancer Research UK
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/prostate-cancer/
Helpline: 0808 800 40 40 (9.00am-5.00pm, Monday-Friday)

Prostate Cancer UK:
https://www.prostatecanceruk.org/
Helpline: 0800 074 8383 Specialist Nurse Services (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am-5pm and Wednesday 10am-5pm)

Find a Prostate Cancer Support Group

To find your nearest patient support group:
https://tackleprostate.org/about-prostate-cancer/find-a-support-group/

Helpline: 0800 035 5302 (9am–9pm, 365 days a year)

Resources for carers

Carers UK

https://www.carersuk.org/

Helpline: 0808 808 7777 (9am–6pm, Monday–Friday)

National Prostate Cancer Partners Support Group

https://tackleprostate.org/support-groups/national-prostate-cancer-partners-support-group/

Meets quarterly via Zoom. Visit Tackle Prostate Cancer for more information.