Professor Mike Kirby on prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment developments and primary care management following treatment

Prostate cancer is common: one in four Black men will develop it, and one in eight white men. Professor Mike Kirby talks to MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson about how GPs should approach diagnosis, and provides tips on best care for people who are undergoing or have undergone prostate cancer treatment. He says GPs have a vital role to play in managing cardiovascular risk and managing treatment-related problems.

After listening to this podcast, healthcare professionals should be more able to:

• Identify symptoms associated with prostate cancer
• Appreciate why symptoms alone do not paint the whole picture
• Understand the role of PSA testing for prostate cancer
• Understand what investigations patients with suspected prostate cancer will be offered
• Reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of different treatment options 
• Manage cardiovascular risk and treatment-related problems in men who have had treatment

You can access the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Useful links

Resources from MIMS Learning

Guidance update: NICE guidelines on prostate cancer

Managing complications of treatments for prostate cancer

Benign prostatic hyperplasia: clinical review

Charities

Prostate Cancer Research

Prostate Cancer UK

The Errol McKellar Foundation

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