To have the biggest possible impact for men with prostate cancer, those not yet diagnosed and future generations, we need to tackle these priorities.
From the moment you're diagnosed, through your treatment and beyond, we're right there with you, offering emotional, physical and financial support.
We are millions of people affected by cancer, supporters, professionals, volunteers, and campaigners. We all have one thing in common – our care and support for people living with cancer.
Our key aims are to:
LGBT Walnut is an independent support group for any LGBT person affected by prostate cancer. The group started as part of the METRO Walnut project at METRO Charity. METRO still employs the Prostate Cancer Peer Support Group Coordinator, Simon Faulkner, and provides meeting space at their Vauxhall site.
LGBT Walnut mainly covers the Greater London area and parts of South-East England but we welcome you wherever you are based. There are also other Walnut groups in Dorset and Eastbourne, although we are independent of one another.
Our Helper Service is a befriending service offering face to face visits giving companionship, emotional support, practical help and respite support. We have a team of volunteers, both male and female, with ages that range from 18 to 80 and we have speakers of Urdu, Hindu. Punjabi and Portuguese. These volunteers are full trained and DBS checked and give weekly 3 hour visits offering everything from a chat and a cup of tea with someone to visiting the theatre. Matches with volunteers are made carefully with a volunteer in their locality and with similar interests and hobbies.
Referrals can be easily made by either emailing me on frances.glover@mariecurie.org.uk or telephone 07747 631097. They do not need a clinical referral, we do take self referrals or you may wish to refer someone yourself.
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Sexual function is a vital aspect of human health and a critical
component of cancer survivorship, and understanding the potential
effects of different treatment modalities on sexual health is crucial
Despite the acknowledged value of providing prostate radiotherapy patients with sexual dysfunction information, there is little evidence related to patient perceptions of this or the extent to which information is provided to them.
The Consequences of Erectile Dysfunction and Other Sexual Changes for Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer
Issues surrounding how gay, bisexual and queer-identifying people are supported during their prostate cancer treatment.
Personalizing cancer treatment doesn’t only mean matching a drug to molecular markers on a tumour — it should also take into account a person’s sexual identity, interests and wishes.
In both quantitative and qualitative
studies, gay and bisexual men have reported worse sexual function, ejaculatory function and ejaculatory bother compared with their heterosexual counterparts
gay and bisexual men’s sexual communication with healthcare professionals after prostate cancer
Little is known about how PCa treatment affects the sexualfunction of gay and bisexual men. The reason is that the assessment of sexual dysfunction is largely focused on heteronormative assumptions of sex.
Prostate cancer (PCa) is of paramount concern to men’s health, with a high prevalence in Western societies. While previous research has examined PCa from a variety of standpoints, this literature fails to take into account the difficulties encountered by marginalized groups of men, such as gay men.
