Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - March 2026

The Cancer Alliance is heading out into the community during the month to raise awareness

Spreading the message about prostate cancer in the community

Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance will hold a number of community engagement events across the region during March to raise awareness about prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer can be treated successfully if diagnosed at an early stage so throughout March (prostate cancer awareness month) Cancer Alliance staff and volunteers will be speaking to communities in which prostate cancer is more commonly diagnosed late (stage three and four) to raise awareness and improve understanding of the disease.


Our community awareness and engagement roadshow timetable is as follows:

Prostate cancer community engagement roadshow

  • 3 March: Men in Sheds (Hull)

  • 6 March: Westcliff Men's Friday Group (Scunthorpe)

  • 9 March: Men in Sheds (Brigg)

  • 12 March: NEL Men's Group (Grimsby)

  • 13 March: Scarborough Thrive Men's Group 

  • 23 March: Men in Sheds (Goole)

  •  24 March: Men in Sheds (Barton upon Humber)

  • 31 March: Men in Sheds (Bridlington)

Prostate cancer: who is at risk

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK – with around 150 new cases diagnosed every day (which adds up to more than 55,000 a year).

The risk of developing prostate cancer increases with age and mostly affects men over 50 years old, with 1 in 8 men developing prostate cancer during their lifetime. 

However Black men and those with a family history of prostate cancer have a 1 in 4 risk of developing the disease.

Through March, the Cancer Alliance is encouraging men to visit a GP if they have symptoms that can be caused by prostate cancer.

Check your prostate cancer risk in just 30 seconds

 

The earlier you find prostate cancer, the easier it is to treat.

Prostate Cancer UK has developed a risk-checker tool which can assess your risk in just 30 seconds.

All you need to do is answer three questions to check your risk.

Prostate cancer symptoms

It is important to know what is normal for you, so you can spot signs of prostate cancer in the earliest stages. Some of the main symptoms to be aware of are:

  • needing to pee more frequently, often during the night
  • needing to rush to the toilet
  • difficulty in starting to pee, or hesitancy
  • straining, or taking a long time when peeing
  • weak flow
  • feeling that your bladder has not emptied completely
  • blood in your urine or semen

"Don't put off going to see your GP"

Richard Attack, 65, is a former painter-decorator living in Bridlington, with stage four prostate cancer. 

"In 2021, I noticed I was needing the toilet more often to pee, especially at night, and I had shoulder pain. When I went to the doctor, I found out it was prostate cancer."

In this video, Richard urges men aged 50 or more to see their GP if they notice similar symptoms.

Want to help out?

Prostate cancer awareness will also be spread across the Cancer Alliance’s social media channels. Follow the Cancer Alliance on Facebook and X to help share get the messages.

You can find contact information for support groups in our region for prostate cancer and other forms of cancer here.

There are other ways to help the Cancer Alliance, too. Complete our surveys on cancer experience of care, and attitudes to cancer.