15 episodes

Bought to you by Prostate Cancer Research - the leading charity funding the science needed to beat a mass killer.

The Prostate Pod Prostate Cancer Research

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Bought to you by Prostate Cancer Research - the leading charity funding the science needed to beat a mass killer.

    Prostate Pod- Dr Toby Phesse and Dr Helen Pearson

    Prostate Pod- Dr Toby Phesse and Dr Helen Pearson

    PCR researchers Dr Toby Phesse and Dr Helen Pearson chat to Ben about their research project investigating whether blocking certain signals in the body can stop prostate cancer from spreading to other parts of the body.

    • 22 min
    Prostate Pod- Dr Anna Wilkins

    Prostate Pod- Dr Anna Wilkins

    This episode, we meet Dr Anna Wilkins whose PCR project is looking at using AI to predict whether an individual's cancer will return. She chats to host Ben Monro-Davies about the project and being part of PCR.

    • 21 min
    Prostate Pod- Dr Claire Fletcher

    Prostate Pod- Dr Claire Fletcher

    Dr Claire Fletcher talks to host Ben Monro-Davies about her PCR-funded research looking at the link between obesity and prostate cancer.

    • 25 min
    Prostate Pod- Robin Giles

    Prostate Pod- Robin Giles

    Robin chats to host Ben Munro-Davies about his experiences of living with prostate cancer. From being diagnosed in 2015 to being on active surveillance to working with PCR as a patient representative.

    • 26 min
    Prostate Pod- Dr Kirsteen Campbell

    Prostate Pod- Dr Kirsteen Campbell

    In this episode, host Ben Monro-Davies is joined by Dr Kirsteen Campbell from the Beatson Institute in Glasgow. Kirsteen talks about her PCR research project exploring the role of MCL-1, a molecule found at high levels in people with advanced prostate cancer, what it could mean for prostate cancer patients in the future and why this funding from PCR was so critical.

    • 14 min
    Transforming Research with Prof Colin Cooper

    Transforming Research with Prof Colin Cooper

    Host Ben Munro-Davies catches up with Professor Colin Cooper, Chair of the PCR Scientific Committee, on the changes and progress which have happened in prostate cancer research and treatment over the past couple of decades, the pitfalls of PSA screening, and why we still need good ideas.

    • 31 min

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