Prostate Cancer UK is to launch it's new manifesto aimed at protecting black men from the condition in the West Midlands this month, alongside West Midlands Cancer Alliance (WMCA).

Saving Black Men’s Lives in Prostate Cancer: A Manifesto for Collaborative Change, is due to be launched at Wolverhampton Wanderer’s Molineux Stadium on Tuesday April 21.

The day will include a number of workshops and will also include the launch of a new Prostate Toolkit that has been developed by WMCA.

Black men are twice as likely as men in the general population to develop prostate cancer. They are also more likely to develop it a younger age, and for the condition to be more aggressive.

The toolkit includes a video made with three West Midlands men who have had prostate cancer.

Simeon Green (pictured left) is a patient advocate for WMCA. Junior Hemans (right) has formed Brothers Reaching Out to/for Support (BROS), a support group for men with prostate cancer along with their families. Michael Lewis (centre) is campaigning for a change to NHS guidelines to GPs relating to prostate cancer.

Simeon said: “I’m passionate about saying that if you are like me and have a family history of prostate cancer and you are aged over 40 you should talk to you doctor about a PSA test even if you have absolutely no symptoms.”

The three appear in an awareness raising video that you can watch: