Prostate Cancer - Getting the Bigger Picture on imaging prostate cancer

Clive was diagnosed with prostate cancer back in 2016. He didn’t present with classic symptoms but his PSA levels suggested a problem. We talk to Clive about his experience and how his prostate cancer was treated. We also discuss improvements in diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer – how do we detect if the cancer has returned? What improvements have been made in treating prostate cancer if it returns or has spread to other areas of the body? We talk to one of our consultants, Prof. Cook about how developments in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have enabled his team to diagnose recurrent prostate cancer and about new radioactive drugs that can be used to treat this cancer. We also talk to one of our scientists, Dr Jennifer Young, about how a new radioactive drug was developed in our department to image prostate cancer.

This podcast is funded by a grant from the Public Engagement Fund in the Centre for Medical Engineering at King’s College London.

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