Macmillan have partnered with Emmerdale, the much-loved British TV soap opera, to help raise awareness of the realities of a cancer diagnosis and the vital support that Macmillan can offer.
Steph from the Online Community starred in an advert to appear after Emmerdale to spotlight the support available from the Online Community.
You can read more about the storyline, partnership and view the advert in our recent blog.
We'd love to start a conversation about this and hear your feedback.
Hello Steph (Steph - Macmillan )
It's a brilliant spot and it gets the message about the Online Community to people who have watched Emmerdale and perhaps have worries about cancer but have not done anything about talking about it.
Well done - the stage is your oyster!
Kind regards - Brian.
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We are all absolutely delighted to have the Online Community spoken about on prime time TV. It's the first time the service has been spotlighted in this way!
It means that more people will know about the Community so they can access support as soon as they need it.
What I have become aware of since watching this current Emmerdale storyline is that there is no screening programme for men to check for prostate cancer. I am sure you must of spoken about this before Millibob in the Prostate cancer forum . The Emmerdale advert states that any man can ask for a PSA blood test, but I am surprised this isn’t part of a screening programme like mammograms are for women.My husband has just turned 60 and has had all the routine blood tests for diabetes, cholesterol and has had his blood pressure monitored. I feel that maybe he should ask for a PSA test ?
Cain has the BRCA gene, so I would have thought he would have had regular screening, I hope they address this in the programme.
The whole subject of Cains cancer has been very well done, showing his fear, and decisions around treatment. It just shows how cancer does affect everyone, even the tough guys like Cain Dingje !
Hello Chelle (chellesimo)
You are correct - no screening at all, although those more at risk (Black males) are now being targeted and there is a small "mass screening trial" taking place to see if a saliva test can work better than the blood test.
Yes, any male over 50 can ask for a PSA test, the GP can't offer one and it's not done with routine bloods. At 60 years of age he's got a 1 in 19 chance of having a positive result.
Many men go through life with low grade Prostate Cancer having never been diagnosed. Of those diagnosed 98% of men die WITH it not OF it.
Kind regards - Brian. xx
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