About us > Our beginning
By Anthony Kilmister, Founder
As recently as 1994 there appeared to be a myriad of charities combating every ailment under the sun with the conspicuous exception of one to tackle problems of the prostate. Clearly, so far as provision for prostate patients was concerned, here was a Cinderella area that needed urgent attention.
I set about filling the gap by recruiting urologists, patients and people of good-will. It was painstakingly slow at first but then enthusiasm took hold and we were able to make substantial inroads into the objectives we had defined.
Our first research project was one in Edinburgh and this has been followed by others right across England, Scotland and Wales. At the outset we decided not to become linked to any one particular hospital or institution so that we could enjoy the freedom to support good research anywhere in Britain where good ideas arise. As funds grow so does our capacity to finance more and more research.
At the same time the other side of our work was not neglected. The provision of patient's information literature is the twin pillar which produces the buoyancy of the charity and is its other principal objective. Fact sheets, leaflets and the like were quickly produced and thereafter our first book Prostate Problems: The Facts an attractive, well illustrated and expertly written booklet covering prostatitis, BPH and prostate cancer was published.
The Charity has now passed its tenth anniversary and is growing steadily.