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A leading surgeon at Galway University Hospitals (GUH), in conjunction with a research team at the HRB Clinical Research Facility, NUI Galway is aiming to improve survival rates in prostate cancer, the most common cancer amongst Irish men.

Cancer Care West is a not for profit organisation and registered west of Ireland charity (CHY 11260 ) dedicated to supporting those whose lives have been affected by a cancer diagnosis.

Prostate cancer figures remain steady in Westmeath at an average of 42 per year. 2009 saw the numbers diagnosed in Westmeath county at 43, still too high with many leaving diagnosis too late. At the launch of the free Astellas Pharma Living with Prostate Cancer information pack the message for men was clear – to avoid late diagnosis visit your GP.

Prostate cancer figures remain steady in Kilkenny at an average of 49 cases per year.

Movember (the month formally known as November) is a charity event held during November each year. At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face.

A couple are to undergo a joint head shave for charity this weekend in a bid to raise funds for breast and prostate cancer. Viv and Jim Craughan will have their heads shaved at the function in The Beaten Path on Saturday July 3.

Are you brave enough to sign up for this year’s Dip in the Nip?

Castlebar based Dr Ann Shortt has worked as a doctor in emergency medicine and general practice for 10 years but a rotation in London opened her eyes to the benefits of health screening and early detection in order to prevent strokes, heart attacks, and cancer deaths from happening in the first instance. She works both as a GP in Brooklands Medical Centre, Castlebar and in Emergency Medicine in Galway.

There is very little doubt that most men over 40 visit the toilet nightly, frequently going twice, three times or more often most nights. The bladder-bursting feeling can affect all men very badly. Some people may say that it’s usually put down to getting older, and “sure there’s not much I can do about it”, however, Kieran at Mayo Holistic has news for you, as there is a simple solution to this problem waiting for you at MayoHolistic.com.

The Danish government has recently begun paying compensation to women who have developed breast cancer after long spells working nights following a ruling by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the UN's World Health Organisation.