UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study
Resources
Newsletters
Our newsletters are now published once a year, and provide more information about the UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study.
Please email the UKGPCS team if you would like to write a short article for our next newsletter, or have any suggestions for things that you would like to see included.
Download the UKGPCS Newsletter 2012 220KB
Download the UKGPCS Newsletter 2011 333KB
Download the UKGPCS Newsletter Winter 2009 PDF 674KB
Download the UKGPCS Newsletter Summer 2008 770KB
Download the UKGPCS Newsletter Winter 2007 271KB
Download the UKGPCS Newsletter Summer 2007 402KB
Download the UKGPCS Newsletter Winter 2006 997KB
Download the UKGPCS Newsletter Summer 2006 503KB
Useful Links
- Cancer Research UK – The UK’s leading cancer charity dedicated to cancer research
- Everyman – The UK’s leading male cancer campaign
- Prostate Cancer Research Foundation – Aiming to fund the best independent worldwide research into the causes of prostate cancer
- Prostate Research Campaign – Leading the fight against all prostate disease; funding both medical research and training health professionals
- The Prostate Cancer Charity – Provides support and information and funding for research
- Prostate Cancer Support Association (PSA) – Offers support, help and information on prostate cancer
- The Continence Foundation – Helps to manage some of the side effect of prostate cancer
Further sources of information:
- CancerHelp UK – Information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families
- CancerWeb UK – Cancer resource site that has information available on many different aspects of cancer, investigation and treatment
- CancerBACUP (British Association of Cancer United Patients) – Up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers
- Marie Curie Cancer Care – Information about radioactivity and its links to cancer
- Macmillan Cancer Relief – Practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (patient information services) – Oncological information from some of the World leaders in cancer
Study Supporters

- The Ronald and Rita McAulay Foundation
- Mr Hugh Knowles
- Mr Tony Maxse
- Elizabeth, Chris, Tim and Sarah Powell
- Anne and Stuart Cliff
Find Out More
- About the UKGPC Study
- Meet the team
- Getting involved as a patient
- Publications
- Newsletter
- Useful links
- Getting involved as a collaborator (Secure area, password needed)
- Study Forms (Secure area, password needed)
- Ethics Documents (Secure area, password needed)
- Current Collaborators (Secure area, password needed)
Getting Involved as a Collaborator
Please email us if you would like to start the study at your hospital and we will provide you with the password to download the documents from this website.
Getting Involved as a Patient
Our target is to recruit 26,000 gentlemen into the UKGPCS by 2017. Participating in the study involves completing two forms and providing us with a small sample of blood.