The prostate cancer story: From primitive treatments to pioneering progress

Prostate cancer might still be the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in UK men, but when you look at the figures and consider the history of the disease, you’ll see how far we’ve come since it was first recognised. These advancements are down, in part, to the essential funding now awarded to cancer research by charities like Movember. Encouraging men across the globe to grow a moustache throughout November, in order to raise awareness about prostate cancer and money for prostate cancer research, Movember has become incredibly popular in recent years. In order to stop the cause itself being lost among the facial hair though, and to raise further awareness about prostate cancer, benenden health has created a Movember-inspired piece showing just how far treatment and diagnosis have come over the years. It makes for some shocking yet inspiring reading.