Isle of Wight Prostate Cancer Support Group

IWPCSG and IOW Round Table
Fun Darts Event

Our thanks to the IOW Round Table for supporting IWPCSG with a fun-filled darts fundraiser. Plan your next shop on Saturday 13th June between 9:00am and 5:00 pm at Tesco Extra in Ryde and try your luck at a 3-dart challenge. Prizes for the best score and highest child's score plus entertainment with the PSA Ukers.

Huge thanks to the Isle of Wight Round Table, Tesco Extra and Wight Karting for supporting this fun event.

IWPCSG 100 Club and our Electric Vehicle

IWPCSG now has a 100 club with monthly prizes which is helping us the buy and run an electric vehicle used to support our awareness and PSA testing initiatives.
Please take a look at our fundraising page for details including information on how you can get involved, supporting us and possibly winning a prize!!

IWPCSG - Supporting men with incontinence

As part of the group's support initiatives, we have arranged for men to have access to free incontinence pads. These can be found at various locations across the island. In addition, more organisations are providing "bins for lads" in their toilets to dispose of pads. Click on the video clip to see two of our trustees, Rita and Alan, outlining our arrangement with Wightlink ferries

WightAid Foundation

The WightAid foundation supports charitable projects on the Isle of Wight. Any project that benefits island people or the places we cherish is welcome to apply for a grant.

1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

Prostate Cancer kills more men than any other cancer in the UK. A man dies from prostate cancer every 40 minutes in the UK, that’s over 13,000 every year. Early diagnosis is the key to successfully treating prostate cancer. On the Isle of Wight over 300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, which is one of the highest rates in the UK.

Back in 2011 a small band of travelling patients attending treatment at QA Hospital realised that by supporting each other they could overcome the heartache and challenges of this illness, and by supporting others who were also on this prostate cancer journey they could help them. From this idea the IWPCSG was formed.

Now 10 years later we organise regular PSA tests, a monthly newsletter, man an informative support stand at various functions, have monthly support group meetings with informative knowledgeable guest speakers, have a library of prostate cancer information on our website and run a Facebook page for communication between members.

We are here to help men and their families through the nightmare of diagnosis, the trauma of treatment and the mental anguish of after care, not by having medical expertise but by our knowledge of living through the experience of prostate cancer ourselves.

Talk to the people who have been there, contact us on our general enquiries number 07856606197 or email secretary@iwpcsg.org – we are here to support you. For advice and information about PSA testing contact us on 07568245124 or email iwpcsg@gmail.com

Disclaimer - Nothing contained on the website www.iwpcsg.org is intended to constitute professional advice for medical diagnosis or treatment or to advocate or recommend the purchase of any product or use of any service or guarantee the credentials or appropriateness of any health care provider. Visitors to this website including members of Isle of Wight Prostate Cancer Support Group are strongly advised to consult with an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to their situation

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