BPC urologist Alan Doherty has been named as one of the country’s top ten prostate cancer surgeons by a Daily Mail poll of urologists. It is the second time that Mr Doherty has appeared in the Daily Mail’s top ten prostate cancer surgeons, having also been chosen in the first survey in 2010. Only four […]
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In annual evaluation from patients of a major insurer, the care provided by a BPC surgeon Mr Alan Doherty was rated as “excellent” by every single respondent. The feedback was gathered by BUPA to assess the experience of patients with their insurance who were treated at the Birmingham Prostate Clinic. A total of 13 patients […]
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The Birmingham Prostate Clinic has launched the region’s first private Multi-Disciplinary (MDT) Team programme. The principle behind an MDT is for medical professionals of different disciplines to formally meet, discuss individual patients and their cancer treatment plan to consider the advantages and disadvantages of that plan. The MDT for the Birmingham Prostate Clinic includes consultant […]
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By Dr Dan Ford, consultant oncologist, BPC When I speak to patients about early metastatic prostate cancer, I often describe it as being like a chronic disease. This is helpful because people understand a chronic disease (for example, diabetes and arthritis) will rarely be cured but can be managed and controlled, to a large extent. […]
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We are delighted that oncologist Dr Dan Ford has joined the Birmingham Prostate Clinic, further enhancing our status as the largest private urology service in the Midlands. Dr Ford, who is highly respected for clinical leadership and cancer research, joins our team of seven consultants and three advanced nurse practitioners. “Every member of the team […]
Read more We are very pleased to launch an innovative new service to provide wider access to our specialist prostate cancer advice and guidance. Patients are now able to book telephone based advice and guidance with Alan Doherty, founding consultant urologist of the Birmingham Prostate Clinic. This new service may suit men who are seeking a prostate […]
Read more By Alan Doherty, consultant urologist, BPC It has been hailed as a game changer which is the biggest leap forward in prostate cancer diagnosis for decades. Such is the significance of the major trial, published today in The Lancet , which shows a multi-parametric MRI scan is twice as accurate in prostate cancer detection, compared […]
Read more The most significant developments in my field recently have not been in how we treat prostate cancer, but what we do beforehand, to assess and understand the disease. Six years ago, like all UK urologists, the prostate biopsy I commonly used was the TRUS (transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy). It involves inserting 12 needles through the rectum […]
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Birmingham Prostate Clinic surgeon Alan Doherty has been praised and thanked by an MP during Prime Minister’s Question time this week. Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant spoke of his experience of prostate cancer and the “simply wonderful” team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, where he was treated. “I want to thank all the team at […]
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The group meets in Solihull on the last Tuesday of each month and is open to all patients and people affected by prostate cancer, regardless of where they are receiving treatment. The speaker programme features consultants and senior nurses from leading teaching hospitals, covering many different aspects of treatment, recovery, common questions and concerns. […]
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