Mr Arjun Nathan has been awarded the Urology Foundation Innovation & Research Grant

Congratulations to Mr Arjun Nathan (@ArjunSNathan), who has been awarded a grant by @theurologyfoundation part supported by @charlesreynoldsfoundation

Arjun has been awarded an National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Doctoral Research Fellowship grant to study malignant ureteric obstruction in locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer. Mr Nathan will undertake population-based data analysis to answer key questions surrounding the risk factors, best treatment, impact of treatment and survival for this condition.

In the United Kingdom, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and is the second greatest cause of death from cancer. Over 50,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year across England and Wales. Half of these men have advanced cancer that spreads outside of the prostate and may cause complications to the whole body.

Cancerous prostate growth may obstruct the urinary system and more specifically the tubes that drain the kidney, this is called malignant ureteric obstruction and may lead to pain, infections, kidney damage and death. The true numbers and consequences of malignant ureteric obstruction in prostate cancer are unknown. Currently, patients and clinicians are not well-informed on who is at most risk and how best to manage this problem.

With the proud support of The Charles Reynolds Foundation Arjun will be able to conduct further clinically impactful work in this area and we look forward to the contributions this research will bring to the field.