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…
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…
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Black men are at far higher risk of dying from prostate cancer because of outdated NHS guidelines, a charity has warned.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…
Charity donations will pay for specialist cancer staff
The Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health will fund an extra day of specialist cancer staff in Cornwall. Earlier this month, we signed an agreement to fund one day a week for two years for a Prostate Specialist Radiographer at The Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. The role is being filled by specialist radiographer Liz Richardson, who…
Your donations help cancer patients take a break
Your donations have helped dozens of cancer patients and their families enjoy a much-needed break on us. As a charity we’re completely funded by donations, so your fundraising is vital in helping us cover the running costs of our holiday home in Cornwall. The home allows patients respite before, during, or after cancer treatment…
Launceston Male Voice Choir’s songs for charity
A huge thank you to the Launceston Male Voice Choir, who’ve raised an amazing £800 for The Chestnut Appeal and local breast cancer charity The Primrose Foundation. The money was raised through a concert at Lewdown, Okehampton, at which the Launceston Male Voice Choir joined with the Side by Side Ladies Choir for an evening…