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The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on the latest Office For National Statistics Cancer Registrations report, which indicates that the diagnosis rate of prostate cancer continues to rise.

For the first time, jockeys saddling up in the Betfair-sponsored King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes - the highlight of the Betfair Weekend at Ascot on 22-24 July - will wear white armbands in support of The Prostate Cancer Charity.

The Prostate Cancer Charity comments in response to the publication of white paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People by the Department of Health, on Thursday 14 July.

The Prostate Cancer Charity is urging people across the UK to get on their bikes and take on one of its 'Tour Rides'. The Charity launched the events, which offer the opportunity to ride in 'the tracks of the pros' on an official stage of The Tour of Britain, three years ago, and they have gone from strength to strength.

Owen Sharp, Chief Executive at The Prostate Cancer Charity, is to join High Commissioners from Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago to raise awareness of prostate cancer at an annual fundraising ball in Milton Keynes.

A Norwich policeman has pledged to cycle the length of the UK to raise awareness of prostate cancer after seeing his friend battle the disease.