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05 December, Tim Burton with Hrishi Joshi Mr Hrishi Joshi is working on a new patient reported outcome measure (PROM) that will help us understand th ...
05 December, Jon Davies The Atlantic Seamen are four family men from Cornwall who are rowing the Atlantic Ocean, in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Chal ...
04 December, Tim Burton with Helen Johnson At the BAUN (British Association of Urological Nurses) Conference in Bournemouth, Ms Helen Johnson, from C ...
23 November, Tim Burton with Alfred Samuels Alfred Samuels was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012 and was given 6 months to live. It’s now 2018 a ...
21 November, Tim Burton Have you or your child ever had a problem with a tight foreskin? If so, this is called phimosis, and this is your guide.
16 November, Tim Burton The NCVO is an organisation that champions charities. On Monday 19 November they are running a campaign called #YouMadeItHapp ...
09 November, Tim Burton If you’re sending Christmas cards this year, why not send them something extra special?
09 November, Tim Burton Most of us will, at some stage, have had a problem when peeing. It’s a function that many of us take for granted each day, bu ...
31 October, Tim Burton TUF has been offering grants to urology professionals since 1996, in which time we have given out 121 major grants to scholars ...
02 October, Tim Burton Mr Pramit Khetrapal is looking at how to use iPhones and smart devices to monitor patients after they have left hospital follo ...
14 September, Tim Burton Urology Awareness Month is a month for smashing taboos, and these excellent online activists are doing just that.
14 September, Tim Burton UTIs are one of the most common infections in the human body and, if not treated, can be very serious. Here's some things to ...
14 September, Rachel Jury Rachel Jury's life was turned upside down when she ate some pre-cooked chicken from a supermarket chain. Now she lives life ...
07 September, Anita Brown Anita Brown has terminal Small Cell Bladder Cancer. For Urology Awarness Month she opens up about some of the lessons she's ...
04 September, Roger Kirby Professor Roger Kirby is a leading urological consultant and Life President of The Urology Foundation. Here he shares his t ...
01 September, Tim Burton Our research reveals that two thirds of Brits do not know what a prostate does. Knowing about your body helps you to know if ...
20 August, Tim Burton The bladder usually stores urine until you choose to empty it. Urinary incontinence occurs when you pass water involuntarily. I ...
14 August, Tim Burton Join us in making the first Tuesday of each month an important one for all men.
01 August, Tim Burton Stephen Fry has spoken very openly about his experience of prostate cancer.
01 August, Tim Burton Sarah Welsh is a consultant in medical oncology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and an Academic Clinical Lecturer in Ren ...
27 July, Tim Burton Penile cancer (cancer of the penis) is probably not a cancer you’ve heard of, but it can be deadly. It’s important that all men c ...
23 July, Tim Burton The use of vaginal mesh has become a controversial topic with some patients having huge trouble after their surgery. In April, MP ...
23 July, Tim Burton We sat down with Prasanna Sooriakumaran, known as PS, to hear how his TUF-funded research could change the prostate cancer landsc ...
23 July, Tim Burton Penile cancer (cancer of the penis) is an exceptionally rare and often neglected, but devastating, disease. Due to its rarity, ve ...
20 July, Tim Burton On 19 July, Public Health England relaunched a campaign to raise awareness of blood in pee, a potential sign of bladder and kidne ...
6 July, Tim Burton Fidelma (Fee for short) Cahill is a urology nurse at Guy’s Hospital whose work has been turning heads in her hospital and across t ...
26 June, Tim Burton David, a grandfather, was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year. Following treatment by Ben Challacombe, David organis ...
23 May, Tim Burton There is a new TUF-sponsored research programme that has the potential to change the face of health care in England. EQUIP (Educat ...
01 June, Mr David Thurtle Mr David Thurtle and Mr Vincent J Gnanapragasam from The University of Cambridge are working on a new individualised progno ...
22, May, Tim Burton TUF is recruiting for a new Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees. Could you or someone you know fill this role? Download the i ...
14 May 2018, Tim Burton We’ve joined with charities across the UK to campaign for a simple change. We’ve set up this petition because we want Jeremy ...
2 May 2018, Peter Cooke Mr Peter Cooke is a robotically trained surgeon at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. Here he shares a little about what hi ...
19 April 2018, Tim Burton Research funded by The Urology Foundation has suggested that new recommendations should be put in place to tell doctors who ...
13 April 2018, Tim Burton This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. Urology is the area of medicine that looks at male infertility, so we’ve ...
6 April 2018, Tim Burton April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, and male cancers are one of the most important areas we work in. So, in associat ...
05 April 2018, Sayara Muthuveloe Professor John Kelly has been the Chair of our Science and Education committee for five years. In his role he has he ...
05 April 2018, Ashwin Sachdeva Ashwin Sachdeva is a TUF research scholar and winner of the TUF medal for the best research proposal of 2015. With his ...
12 March 2018, Professor Roger Kirby This November a group of leading medical professionals and supporters join together for a unique trek in the Sim ...
9th March 2018, Tim Burton Nutrition and Hydration Week is being recognised across the globe between 12-18 March. Remaining hydrated is vital for the ...
14 Jan, Sayara Muthuveloe Prostate cancer survivor and composer Adrian Goldsmith, is planning a unique evening of four major piano concertos, to rais ...
It is said to be the toughest challenge on the planet, with more people climbing Everest or going to the moon, but that is not deterring four friends ...
The fight against urology disease is at the heart of everything we do. The man poised to stand at the helm of our Science and Education Committee (SE ...
TUF funded research has led to a simple urine test designed to detect bladder cancer, which could save lives, spare patients an invasive procedure an ...
In May of this year a roundtable discussion was held with patient group representatives, doctors and nurses to understand the challenges facing peopl ...
TUF is delighted to introduce the first ever winner of The Urology Foundation Fulbright Scholarship, whose pioneering work could bring hope to the th ...
Urological conditions will affect one in two people during the course of their lifetime, yet they remain shrouded in secrecy and silence. Incontinenc ...
The Urology Foundation is helping to develop a new diagnostic tool that could determine which patients have the most advanced types of prostate cance ...
TUF is celebrating a double success as TUF-funded surgeons have carrid out the UK's first robotic kidney transplant. Guy's Hospital and The Royal Fre ...
Wouldn’t it be great if the stigma surrounding incontinence was shaken a little? We are seeing this in mental health with people beginning to discuss ...
Elaine Hazell is a clinical nurse specialist (functional urology) at Guy’s Hospital, London.
A national survey by The Urology Foundation has found that one in three Brits and more than 40 per cent of women surveyed had experienced incontinenc ...
The old paternalistic system, where doctors could decide what to tell patients about the risks involved in a procedure, has gone. In this article, th ...
(Pictured above: research associate Hayley Luxton)
Watch Tony Giddings' fantastic TUF Guest Lecture at BAUS 2016, titled 'Hazards and Heroes: the search for safer surgery' You can also see Consultant ...
In 2015 Julia Taylor, a urology nuse at the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, won the inaugural TUF/BAUN Urology Nurse of the Year Award for her ha ...
Did you know that you can give to The Urology Foundation every time you search online? At absolutely zero cost to you, each search you make using www ...
Last year, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the body that inspects hospitals for quality and safety – found that three-quarters of the 79 hospital ...
as they ignore symptoms of urinary incontinence This World Continence Week, TUF is embarking on a campaign to end the silence of incontinence. There ...
World Continence Week 2016 20 - 26 June
As part of our commitment to be at the forefront of innovation and good practice, last year TUF funded a new, unique project aimed at training many m ...
As part of our commitment to be at the forefront of innovation and good practice, TUF has funded a new, unique project aimed at training many more ur ...
Ashwin Sachdeva, TUF research scholar, is currently looking into new ways to treat men with advanced prostate cancer. The disease at this stage remai ...
Gift Aid is a government-run scheme that allows The Urology Foundation to reclaim the tax that you have already paid on your donations. It means that ...
TUF teamed up with the British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) to present the inaugural Urology Nurse of the Year Award at the BAUN annual co ...
Tuesday 8 March 2016 Vintners’ Hall Upper Thames Street, London EC4
Cards with a difference, to make a difference - TUF Charity Christmas Cards Christmas is fast approaching. If you are looking for something more indi ...
The 40 intrepid TUF cyclists have returned home following their 500 kilometre India challenge. Starting at the Taj Mahal and finishing in the famous ...
Mr Ken Anson is a Consultant Urologist based in London. This is his account of a normal day treating kidney stones; one of the most painful condition ...
Steve Hill was treated by TUF Scholar and Consultant Urologist, Mr Peter Cooke, who used the cutting-edge Da Vinci robot in the operation.
Raveen Sandher is a TUF Research Scholar currently undertaking research at Newcastle University titled: "Prevalence and functional significance of Me ...
The Urology Foundation has joined with Action on Bladder Cancer and Fight Bladder Cancer to launch the Shout Out About Bladder Cancer appeal. It is a ...
Impotence (otherwise known as erectile dysfunction) is probably the one urological condition that men find more embarrassing to talk about than any o ...
Nearly half of all people within the United Kingdom do not know what the field of urology entails and many more are too embarrassed to go to their do ...
The story of a young father with bladder cancer
