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We are Running the Bupa London 10,000 For St Peters Trust

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St Peter’s Trust for Kidney Bladder & Prostate Research is unique in the UK in funding research on disorders that affect any part of the urinary tract - from the kidney to the bladder to the urethra.

The Trust, established in 1970, took its name from St. Peter’s Hospital in central London, which was founded in the 19th century for the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract disease.
The St. Peter’s Hospital Group and its research and teaching base - the Institute of Urology & Nephrology - are now incorporated into UCL Medical School and its associated hospitals.

The research funded by the Trust is focused on increasing understanding of the underlying physiology and improving early diagnosis, preventative measures and new treatments. The reasons to support such work make stark reading:

• Kidney disease is the fifth largest cause of death in the UK.
• Kidney stones affect 12% of men and 5% of women by the age of 70.
• Chronic kidney disease affects over three million people in the UK.
• Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer in men in the UK.   More than 30,000 cases are diagnosed each year.
• By the age of fifty 50% of men will have developed enlarged prostates.   The cause is not known, the associated symptoms are distressing and surgical treatment can carry the risk of incontinence and impotence.
• Every year 3% of women in the UK go to their doctors suffering from urinary tract infections (cystitis).
• Diabetes can lead to kidney problems and in such cases diabetic patients are 100 times more likely to die of a stroke or heart attack than non-diabetics.
• Bladder instability (whether resulting in urine retention or incontinence) is a common disorder in the community, yet its causes remain unclear and current therapies have limited success.
• Thanks for all you kind donations
• Adam