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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · 5h

📢 The NPCA State of the Nation Report 2025 is OUT!

Find the report, supplementary documents & provider results here www.natcan.org.uk/reports/npca...

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NPCA State of the Nation Report 2025 - National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre

The aim of the National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) is to evaluate the patterns of care and outcomes for patients with prostate cancer in England and Wales, and to support services to improve the qua...

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · 27d

💡NPCA Clinical Lead @alison-tree.bsky.social will present (unpublished) key findings from the upcoming State of the Nation Report and NPCA research updates at the British Uro-oncology Group Annual Meeting.
🗓️ Sept 13 @ 9.15
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Programme - BUG 22nd Annual Meeting 2025 - Hilton Birmingham Metropole

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Jun 10

ICYMI Read the National Prostate Cancer Audit blog post for Clinical Audit Awareness Week #CAAW25 @hqip.bsky.social

"The value of audit in identifying health inequalities"

www.hqip.org.uk/article-natc...

Draws on NPCA State of the Nation report from January 2025 www.npca.org.uk/reports/npca...

Article: The value of audit in identifying health inequalities – HQIP

The National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) explains how clinical audit highlights unwarranted differences in diagnoses and treatment, as part of Clinical Audit Awareness Week.

www.hqip.org.uk

National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · May 7

⚠️ ICYMI our latest study investigating

👉 geographic
👉 socioeconomic
👉 demographic

inequalities in the incidence of metastatic prostate cancer at time of diagnosis in England

bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/bmjo...

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Apr 28

Taken together, these findings highlight the importance of refocusing efforts on prostate cancer screening and detection policies in England and the UK.

@natcan-news.bsky.social @alison-tree.bsky.social @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Apr 28

A higher rate of metastatic prostate cancer and a lower rate of prostate cancer overall was also seen among men living in more deprived neighbourhoods, suggesting that the risk of being diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer is also linked to their socioeconomic background.

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Apr 28

⚠️ Another key finding of this study is that higher rates of metastatic prostate cancer were seen in regions with lower rates of prostate cancer diagnosis overall which may be linked to variation in the use of PSA testing.

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Apr 28

🚨 Regional annual rates were found to vary between 4 and 7 per 100 000 men, with the highest rates seen in Northern England; South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw; Humber, Coast and Vale; West Yorkshire and Harrogate; and the Peninsula. The lowest rates were seen in London and the South-East.

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Apr 28

📢 Start your week with the latest National Prostate Cancer Audit study.

We found that the annual rate of metastatic prostate cancer at diagnosis was more than 60% higher in some regions than in others in England.

Paper link here 👉 bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/4/1/...

Geographic, socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in the incidence of metastatic prostate cancer at time of diagnosis in England: a population-based evaluation

Objective To evaluate the area-based incidence of metastatic prostate cancer at diagnosis, reflecting the risk of late-stage diagnosis, and overall prostate cancer incidence, reflecting the risk of ov...

bmjoncology.bmj.com

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Apr 10

The *first* National Prostate Cancer Audit Quarterly Data Dashboard is LIVE 📊

Cohort and indicator details can be found here www.npca.org.uk/reports/npca... and the dashboard is accessible here rcs-ceu.shinyapps.io/NPCA/

Please share these links and tell us what you think! 📝 [email protected]

NPCA

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Apr 1

Everything you ever wanted to know about the National Cancer Audit Collaboration Centre (NATCAN @natcan-news.bsky.social), which the prostate audit is part of, is now available in a very handy summary paper form!

Read it here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Please share it far and wide!

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Mar 21

🚨 10 days left to apply for the National Prostate Cancer Audit Clinical Fellow position!

Come and join the team
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMB374/c...

#EAU25

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Mar 14

ICYMI last week, the NPCA's latest publication

"Are evidence-based guidelines translating into clinical practice? A national population-based study of the use of treatment intensification in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in England"

👉 www.ejcancer.com/action/showP...

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Mar 7

👉 Use varied across sMDTs from 20% to 54%, with greater variation in older patients

👉 Findings highlight underuse and the need for standardised care to address disparities

We hope you find this paper useful and please get in touch with any feedback [email protected]

National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Mar 7

The study explored variation in treatment intensification for mHSPC across England and found

👉 Only 39% received intensification with lower uptake in Black and deprived populations

👉 Intensification was given to 60% of men under 75 but dropped to 17% in those over 75

Graph showing percentage patients treated on the y axis and patient age on the x axis marking the probability of treatment according to age. A sharp drop in the probability is seen at the age of 75 yrs.

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Mar 7

📢 End your week with our hot off the press paper:

"Are Evidence-Based Guidelines Translating into Clinical Practice? A National Population-Based Study of the Use of Treatment Intensification in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC) in England"

www.ejcancer.com/article/S095...

https://www.ejcancer.com/article/S0959-8049(25)00116-9/fulltext•

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Mar 3

🚨 Our March 2025 Newsletter is out! www.npca.org.uk/news/npca-ma...

Summarising our findings from the State of the Nation Report www.npca.org.uk/reports/npca... and linking to our latest quarterly report www.npca.org.uk/reports/npca...

Read it and share!

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Feb 28

More details about the NPCA can be found here buff.ly/4kiLhxy and reports buff.ly/4klANxy and publications buff.ly/4kn1HF1. Enquiries can be made to [email protected]. Closing date 31st March 2025.

Please share widely @alison-tree.bsky.social @natcan-news.bsky.social @prostateukprofs.bsky.social

National Prostate Cancer Audit

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Feb 28

If the answer to these questions is yes, look no further! The National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) is recruiting a Clinical Fellow to work with our large and detailed outcome-linked dataset to undertake research for patient benefit. Apply here www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMB374/c...

Clinical Fellow for the National Prostate Cancer Audit at The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

www.jobs.ac.uk

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Feb 28

Do you want to help strengthen NHS cancer services & reduce variation in prostate cancer care? Are you a clinical oncological or urological trainee looking to pursue an MD or PhD with an expert clinical/audit team at the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) buff.ly/4hW4zHz?

Picture saying that the National Prostate Cancer Audit is hiring a Clinical fellow with details on the NPCA email address and website.

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Feb 13

The next quarterly report will be published in April 2025, to align with the reporting schedule for all other NATCAN audits, and will mark the NPCA transition to using an RShiny dashboard. Examples of the NATCAN dashboards for other tumour types can be found here https://buff.ly/4gIQLyu

NATCAN Quarterly Data Dashboards - National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre

Access the NOCA Dashboard here

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Feb 13

The National Prostate Cancer Audit's 5th Quarterly Report is OUT! Download it here https://buff.ly/4b30oXB

Please share it widely 📢

All feedback is welcome, either here as a comment or via email [email protected]

NPCA Quarterly Report July 2021 to June 2024 (published February 2025) - National Prostate Cancer Audit

The purpose of the National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) is to evaluate the patterns of care and outcomes for patients with prostate cancer in England and Wales, and to support services to improve…

www.npca.org.uk

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Feb 4

It also finds inequalities in diagnoses and treatments by age, deprivation and ethnicity. The full report, appendices and data tables are available here https://buff.ly/4hKkSXc . Our patient summary can be found here https://buff.ly/40DTMu2 #WorldCancerDay

NPCA State of the Nation Report 2024 - National Prostate Cancer Audit

The aim of the National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) is to evaluate the patterns of care and outcomes for patients with prostate cancer in England and Wales, and to support services to improve the…

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Feb 4

The National Prostate Cancer Audit State of the Nation Report's key findings include an increase in the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer (>55,000 in 2023 in England, now the most common cancer in England) & a concurrent increase in the number of men receiving treatments #WorldCancerDay

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National Prostate Cancer Audit @npca-natcan.bsky.social · Jan 9

The full report and supplemental information is available here www.npca.org.uk/reports/npca....

We also have a patient summary here www.npca.org.uk/reports/npca...