Funding research and education to beat prostate disease
Medical professionals information
For your information, we have listed the advice and guidelines issued to medical practitioners who are involved in assessing, diagnosing and treating prostate disease.
Guidelines produced by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE)
A quick reference guide on the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) issued by NICE.
www.nice.org.uk/lowerurinarytractsymptoms
A quick reference guide on referral guidelines for suspected cancer issued by NICE.
www.nice.org.uk/suspectedcancer
A quick reference guide on prostate cancer issued by NICE.
www.nice.org.uk/prostatecancer
Statement from the British Association of Urology Surgeons (BAUS) and NICE regarding the guideline issued on prostate cancer.
Screening for prostate cancer information
The UK National Screening Committee has published a review on screening for prostate cancer.
http://www.screening.nhs.uk/prostatecancer
Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme
The aim of Prostate Cancer Risk Management is to ensure that men who are concerned about the risk of prostate cancer receive clear and balanced information about the advantages and disadvantages of the PSA test and treatment for prostate cancer.
www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/prostate/index.html
Response to the prostate cancer screening review from BAUS
http://www.baus.org.uk/AboutBAUS/publications/prostate-screening
Questionnaires and scoring cards used by health professionals
The international prostate symptom score (IPSS)
A questionnaire used worldwide to grade the symptoms of prostate disease. We have one you can download below.
Sunnnybrook prostate risk calculator
This risk calculator can only be used by patients who have had their free: total PSA ratio measured, which is not commonly undertaken on a routine basis in the NHS.
