Every 45 minutes a father, brother or son dies of prostate cancer in the UK.
One in eight men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. The Chestnut Appeal has spent 25 years supporting the fight against men’s cancer – prostate, penile and testicular.
We help men, their families and medical professionals.
Watch what we’ve done in 25 years.
Perry was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a shock diagnosis. He is now one of our biggest supporters, fund-raisers and most importantly, a friend for life.
It was a shock, like everything is when you’re told you’ve got cancer. You think, “oh, what the hell is this?”
In the end, it was my wife who helped me and everything else by saying, “come on let’s, kick this out. Let’s have a go at it and see what happens.”
And when I first went for my first session of biopsies, I found out there was a charity called The Chestnut Appeal. I read up on them and went down to see the guys there. And I thought, yeah, it’s time. This is right for me now.
I started to go to a few meetings with one of the support groups. It’s hard for me to describe the support I got from the Chestnut Appeal through everything I went through. Basically, they saved my life.
In 2023, the dedicated Chestnut Unit at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth – partly thanks to The Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health. The unit will help men’s cancer patients from across the South West to access treatment and support.
Your donations and fundraisers are today helping the hospitals, doctors and experts fighting men’s health.
Your support helps us save men’s lives. Want to get involved?
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