Stephen Fry urges prostate cancer patients to sign up for 'groundbreaking' data project which could improve treatment of the deadly disease

Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry is urging prostate cancer patients to sign up for a major new research initiative that could save thousands of lives. Dr Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at NHS England, said: 'This unique collaboration with Prostate Cancer Research will provide new insights into prostate cancer and improve care for patients. Mr Fry said: said: 'Prostate Progress represents a beacon of hope in the fight against prostate cancer, a disease that impacts countless lives globally' Dr Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at NHS England, said: 'This unique collaboration with Prostate Cancer Research will provide new insights into prostate cancer and improve care for patients' 'The NHS Research Secure Data Environment Network allows us to link data and enable research at a scale not previously possible, while maintaining the highest levels of security. Oliver Kemp, chief executive of Prostate Cancer Research, said: 'Prostate Progress puts data back into the hands of the patient, allowing them to record and track the impact of prostate cancer on their day-to-day lives.