Not being funny but sorry Metab definitely more that 10K men also die from prostate caner each year! I saw this on the Cancer Research UK website in Feb or march for my coursework. They said about 11.5K women and 10.5K men die each year. You are right breast cancer is really important but they say screening and tereatment for breast cancer is way ahead of prostate. Both are very important for sure and I wouldn’t want my mum and dad or to have either one I mean it. The survival rate after 5 years is about 80% for both, but a bit worse for prostate. Thats what the Cancer Research UK website said.

I will definitely do this! Last year I would of done something but no one told me about it until December!! I read a paper that said some men commit suicide after told the have prostate cancer because cancer and treatment side effects, losing sex life and cant control urination, can be bad. Is this still true the paper was around 2009? It said that despite being the main fatal cancer in men screening and treatment does not have any guidelines!?!

I felt exaclty like this when I started doing seminars 2 years ago. I talked to my personal tutor who said I was putting too much pressure on myself to be smart all the time, but the smart thing to do is just relax and realise that nobody expects a first year to say clever things all the time. Best advise I have had so far! Now I just say what comes into my head. Most of the time it is garbage but it is better than how I felt when I started!

Thanks everyone for your ideas. I really appreciate your help! I got a reply from one of the universities and they gave a couple of names to try. I will keep trying until I find something!

I asked for some suggestions here a few months ago about finding an MSc or doctorate on men and suicide. When I followed up the suggestions I thought I would do ok but I haven't found anything. I feel disappointed and it is like nobody in any universities are very interested in this topic. Two of my emails got no reply and the other just said there was not funding. Am I missing the point or is there just no way I can find somewhere in England to study and research this subject? Help is appreciated!!

Thanks everyone for good ideas, especially ones about UK which is where I want to study. I have sent a few emails and I really really hope I get on a good course.

I liked the bit about relationships and health. Made me think.

I am going to complete my Psychology BSc next year and am planning to do a further course like a Phd or MSc or clinical doctorate when I graduate.

I would really like to do something on combat stress or suicide and am interested in why this happens to men more than women. I asked my tutors and looked online but can't find a course or programme that has a focus on these issues as mainly men's problems. I have started to think these courses don't exist and I am wasting my time and should just find something more general and not specific to men, but I hope that someone here might be able to suggest something along the lines I am interested in.

Does anyone know of a course or PhD of this kind? Do MScs/PhDs/doctorates focus on gender issues in this way? Thanks for any suggestions.