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"I DON'T want my surgery now, doc." I ask why not, all too familiar with the answer I am about to receive. "Covid, doc, Covid." I sigh, compose myself, and rattle off my well-versed spiel that the cancer poses a greater threat to him than Covid-19. I go through all the safety measures the hospital has taken to mitigate against the risks of Covid-19. I explain the hospital routinely checks its staff and patients, and ensures that there are strict protocols in place to manage patients whose Covid-19 status is positive or unknown. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE coronavirus pandemic may have peaked, but it's not over. We are still in lockdown. Tens of thousands have died. And it now appears the virus is more likely to kill black and minority ethnic (BME) people. Intensive Care Society data suggests that more than one in three of the most severe Covid-19 cases are from BME communities. With only 13 per cent of the general population coming from BME backgrounds, this is a huge over-representation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TODAY is the start of prostate cancer awareness month in the UK. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Western men, and is now responsible for more deaths than breast cancer in the UK. Prostate cancer is more common in older men, and twice as common in Afro-Caribbean men compared to Caucasian men and in those whose fathers or brothers have had it. Lifestyle factors also play a part, and men can reduce their risk of the disease by eating a diet high in fruit and vegetables, low in red meat and fat, and by doing regular exercise and keeping their weight down. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]