Free public information evening on prostate cancer
A free public information evening on prostate cancer will take place on Tuesday next, April 9th, at 5pm at the South Court Hotel in Raheen, Limerick.
Staff from UL Hospitals Group and the Mid-Western Radiation Oncology Centre will discuss prostate cancer and potential treatment options.
Speakers on the evening are to include: Dr Nemeer Osman, Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospital Limerick; Dr Mazen El Bassiouni, Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Mid-Western Radiation Oncology Centre and Dr Jody Khan, Specialist Registrar in Urology, UL Hospitals Group
Members of the public who attend the information evening will leave with a better understanding of what to expect in the prostate cancer journey. Patients, along with friends and family, are welcome to attend.
Approximately 300 men currently attend for ongoing care for prostate cancer in the UL Hospitals Group.
The National Cancer Strategy recognises the importance of public engagement. And next week’s event is a sign of UL Hospitals Group’s commitment to informing and educating members of the public on prostate cancer and to helping them recognise the early signs and symptoms to allow for early detection.
Feedback from men from the MidWest who have undergone at least one line of treatment for prostate cancer has shown that patients would like to be better informed. This finding emerged through the Limerick sessions of the national Prostate Cancer Psychosocial Education Programme, developed by the Irish Cancer Society for prostate cancer survivors. And next week’s public information evening forms part of the response to meeting this demand.
According to Triona Neenan, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology, University Hospital Limerick: “Men said they often did not feel informed about signs and symptoms; about paths into the service and about the treatment choices. This is in spite of Blue November and other men’s health campaigns that have done great work in recent years.”