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They deserve a medal.....
Riding a gong on the crest of a wave…..
A North Somerset scout troop proved they were more than prepared when they answered an SOS from organisers of this year’s Run for the Future, which takes ...
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Zip Sliding Away
Tommy Banner and Pete Budd from the Wurzels were fitted out with harnesses and helmets at Bristol City Football Club in preparation for a zip slide challenge in aid of prostate cancer research.
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Free Blood tests
Men taking part in the 2008 Run for the Future will be offered free blood tests see if they are at risk from prostate cancer!
The annual event, which takes place on the Downs in Bristol at midda...
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Bristol Company's Cancer Care
A Bristol garden landscape company is encouraging its male staff to have blood tests to check if they have prostate cancer.
Bowland Stone, which is based at Crews Hole Road, St George, has 20 me...
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Noel launches Run for the Future 2008
Noel Offers Men A Deal For Life
TV Presenter Noel Edmonds has launched a charity run which promises men in the South west a better deal and a chance of surviving a disease which kills around 14,...
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Carols for the Future
The organisers of a charity run in Bristol to give hope to the thousands of men in the UK who suffer from prostate cancer are appealing for those who took part to send in their sponsorship monies! ...
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Hope for the Future
Hope for the Future!
Nearly 650 men, women and children took part in a 5km run around the Downs in Bristol at the weekend to give hope to the thousands of men in the UK who suffer from prostate ...
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Research Breakthrough
Research Breakthrough in Bristol!
Money raised from a charity run in Bristol is to be used to fund novel research into ways of improving the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
The mo...
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Ethnic Risk
Ethnic Risk!
Middle aged men in the West with an Afro Caribbean background are at greater risk of getting prostate cancer according to new research.
David Gillatt, Senior Urologist at the Bri...
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Running for Dad!
A Gloucestershire family will be taking part in a charity run next month in aid of prostate cancer - and they’re doing it all for their Dad!
Kirsty Parsons, who lives in Charfield, near Wotton-u...
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Nick's Nudge
Former Olympic athlete, Nick Rose, has appealed for families and friends to encourage men to get themselves checked by their GPs for prostate cancer.
Nick, who’s in his mid 50’s, will be among h...
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It's in your genes
Researchers in Bristol are investigating a revolutionary new approach to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
It follows the discovery by American scientists of the PCA3 gene, which i...
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Run for the Future Facts
STATISTICS
• Prostate Cancer is the greatest cause of cancer death in men in the UK, having overtaken lung cancer and with over 30,000 sufferers and over 10,000 deaths/ year in the UK it is on a ...
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Something for all the family
The 2007 Run for the Future will have special significance for one West family, who will be competing en masse to support the fight against prostate cancer.
This year’s event is being held on th...
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Sing for the Future
One of the West’s best-known choirs is planning to take part in this year’s Run for the Future organised by Rotary in Bristol in aid of prostate cancer research.
The Bristol Cabot Choir, which w...
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Give A Few Bob
Bob Monkhouse’s ‘Giveafewbob’ TV advert has highlighted the importance of men being aware of the seriousness of prostate cancer.
The disease kills over 10,000 men per year out of 30,000 sufferer...
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A Frank Approach
A Frank Approach!
People taking part in this year’s Run for the Future in the West of England in aid of prostate cancer research will also be helping fund life saving projects around the world -...
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Run for the Future 2007
Rotarians in Bristol have announced plans to stage another Run for the Future later this year to help fight prostate cancer.
Last year’s run raised nearly £63,000 for the Bristol Urological Pros...
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£10,000 for Run for the Future 07
The James Tudor Foundation has donated £10,000 to the 2007 Run for the Future in the South West to support research into the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer affects m...
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Raising Money for the BUI Bristol Prostate Cancer Appeal Charity no 1025402