Get informed for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
To mark prostate cancer awareness month, we’ve pulled together some information about the disease that answers many of the questions we get asked most. Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England. About 1 in 8 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, and the rate is 1 in 4 for…
New cancer support for Plymouth community
We’re launching a brand new cancer support group in Devonport. The first session for the new group will be from 10:30am on Wednesday 26th March. The sessions will take place at the exciting new Foulston Park development on the old Brickfields site, in a room overlooking the Plymouth Albion pitch. Thanks to our donors, we’ve…
Cancer Prevention Action Week
Cancer Prevention Action Week 2025 runs from the 17th-23rd February, and invites people to make healthy choices which become habits. How does lifestyle affect my risk of cancer? Although you can’t prevent yourself from getting cancer, there are ways that you can make cancer less likely – and easier to recover from if you are…
Ukuleles for Chestnut
A huge thank you to the Queens Dock Ukelele Players, who’ve raised £1000 for The Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health. We popped down to the Devonport Live community café earlier today to see the group at one of their weekly practices, and to thank them for their amazing contribution. The Players have been going for…
Thank you to our Cornish supporters
The Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health has been working to support cancer patients in Devon and Cornwall for more than 25 years. Our Chairman, Mark Mantle, is a consultant Urologist as the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Through these strong links with the Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust, we’ve been working to support cancer patients all over the…
Prostate cancer is now England’s most common type of cancer
Prostate cancer is now the most common type of cancer diagnosed in England, according to new figures. Recent data shows that, for the past two years, prostate cancer surpassed breast cancer as the most diagnosed form of the disease. According to national charity Prostate Cancer UK, these new figures show that more men are…
About the PSA test
Prostate cancer can be difficult to catch in the crucial early stages, because symptoms often don’t develop until the disease has progressed. Thankfully, your GP can do a simple blood test which may help them to catch prostate cancer before symptoms develop. The PSA test is a blood test which shows the levels of a…
GPs must reach out to those most at-risk of prostate cancer
Black men are at far higher risk of dying from prostate cancer because of outdated NHS guidelines, a charity has warned.
Thank you Plymouth City Council
Thank you to the amazing Plymouth City Council staff who raised over £3000 for us in their Christmas raffle. We had a fantastic time at the council’s Prince Rock vehicle depot, where hardworking staff were treated to a Christmas celebration with burgers, ice cream and a DJ. Ali and his team from PCC’s Fleet Garage…
Save the date – The annual support group quiz
We’re taking the men in our support group to Everyman cinema in Plymouth at the end of November for an afternoon of coffee, cake and quizzing. The event will be a fantastic opportunity to socialise and reflect on the year before the festive period begins. The donations that you make are vital in allowing us…