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‘Meet the Scientists’: an opportunity to chat with the world-class researchers working on advanced prostate cancer

Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
9 March 2022

May 2022

Conference Report by Dafydd Charles

January 2021

Please find attached the notice of the AGM on 9 March, 6.30 for a prompt start at 7.00 p.m., at Oxford Golf Club, Hill Top Road.  The AGM will be followed by a talk by two postdoctoral researchers working in a team investigating a...

February 2020

At a packed meeting at Oxford Golf Club, 60 OPCSG members and partners listened to a fascinating talk by Alastair Lamb, Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist, Senior Fellow in Robotic Surgery & Honorary Consultant Urologist,...

January 2020

OPCSG is seeking a new Secretary to join the Committee and help with administration and general running of the group.  The Secretary organises and records committee meetings, corresponds with members and outside groups, plans group...

January 2020

Once again the Carol Crawl group in the Handboroughs has been in action supporting OPCSG.  Their message reads: “I am delighted to be able to tell you that with the amount collected on the night (£212.78 and €5.05, entered as £4.30...

December 2019

Maggie’s Centre, Oxford (next to the Churchill Hospital) is running a Men’s Look Good Feel Better workshop on Wednesday 4 December, 2 – 4 pm.  This is a free workshop that helps men deal with the appearance-related side...

November 2019

OPCSG Skittles Evening

Saturday 14th December 7pm

at The Ferryman Inn, Bablock Hythe, OX29 5BL

October 2019

“What have the robots ever done for us?”

Alastair D Lamb, MBChB, PhD, FRCS(Urol)

Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist,

Senior Fellow in Robotic Surgery & Honorary Consultant Urologist, Oxford

October 2019

Next group meeting: Monday 9 September, 6.30 for 7.00 pm at Oxford Golf Club, Hill Top Road, OX4 1PF – Mr William French, retired butler to HM The Queen, on his working life as butler to the Royal Family and other distinguished...

July 2019

OPCSG hopes to attend Uffington White Horse Show (Sunday 25 August) and Henley Show (Saturday 14 September) with a stand and a team of people to raise awareness of prostate cancer.  If you fancy a day out at either of these two great...

July 2019

The next group meeting will be a wives and partners’ forum led by Committee member Caroline Prance, psychiatric nurse.

June 2019

John Pilkington, a renowned adventurer and writer, will be giving a talk entitled ‘To Eritrea and Ethiopia: Retracing a Victorian Expedition’ at Finstock Village Hall on Friday 26 April at 7.30 p.m.  He is a brilliant speaker and will...

January 2019

Fantastic turnout at tonight's meeting - more than 60 members attended. Here you see Macmillan physiotherapist Naomi Ekers talking about her work at the Churchill....

January 2019

In 2018 OPCSG donated £2000 towards the purchase of a robotic simulator at the Churchill.  It is used in the training of surgeons who are learning to perform keyhole prostate surgery, both in the re-training of experienced surgeons and...

January 2019