AS THOUSANDS sprout Movember moustaches in the fight for men’s health I am appealing to your readers with personal experience of prostate cancer to keep an eye out for another unique opportunity to make a difference to the lives of men who develop the disease in the future.

In the coming weeks, men who were diagnosed with prostate cancer between 18 and 42 months ago will start receiving a crucial survey from their hospital, funded with money raised through Movember.

Its aim is to build up a detailed picture of the impact of prostate cancer on all aspects of a man’s everyday life, by asking the only people who really know – men who’ve been there.

Their confidential answers will be used to help make sure other men can be better advised and supported in the future, and to persuade health providers to invest in the services that men say make the most difference to them.

To find out more about the ‘Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis’ survey please visit http://prostatecanceruk.org/research/life-after-prostate-cancer-diagnosis.

I urge any of your readers who receive this survey to please fill it in and add their voice to tens of thousands of others fighting for change. This isn’t just another lifestyle survey.

The more men who respond, the more forceful the findings will be.

Dr Hilary Jones, on behalf of Prostate Cancer UK and the Movember Foundation, Prostate Cancer UK, Tooley Street, London