Podcasts Government RNIB Conversations S1 Ep1526: A New Way of Detecting Prostate Cancer and Why it is Important to Have Regular Checks if You are a Man Over 50....

S1 Ep1526: A New Way of Detecting Prostate Cancer and Why it is Important to Have Regular Checks if You are a Man Over 50....

Published: Aug. 31, 2023, 8 a.m.

With many recent news reports around prostate cancer for this week\u2019s regular check in with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow we are going to be talking about prostate cancer and why it is so important for men over 50 to have regular checks.\xa0
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\nElizabeth began by telling RNIB Connect Radio\u2019s Toby Davey about a possible new way of detecting prostate cancer before then explaining to Toby about the connection between the prostate gland and the bladder and why a lot of older men have an enlarged prostate.\xa0
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\nElizabeth ended with some good advice for men who might have prostate cancer and explaining to Toby why it is so important for men over 50 to have regular checks with their doctor.
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\nThere is more information around Prostate Cancer on the NHS website via the following link - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-cancer/
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\nTo get in touch with Elizabeth email admin@newlifepharmacy.co.uk\xa0 or for more information visit https://newlifepharmacy.co.uk.\n
\nImage: Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling. Warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.