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21/08/2009
Mandelson In Hospital For Prostate Op
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has been admitted to a London hospital to have an operation for a "benign condition of the prostate", a Government spokesman has said.
The 55 year-old, who is also the First Secretary of State, will be treated in St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where he is expected to stay in overnight.
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the operation was "routine".
Lord Mandelson stood in for the prime minister who was on holiday last week.
He returned to the British government last year after serving as European Union trade commissioner, having twice resigned as a minister under Tony Blair.
Prostate cancer specialist Nurse Suresh Rambaran, who works for The Prostate Cancer Charity, said: "Benign prostate hyperplasia is caused by a change in the hormone levels in men as they grow older, which makes the prostate enlarged.
"It is a non-cancerous and most common condition. The operation is minor and is just like unblocking a blocked drain. Many patients can go home the next day.
"Most men are given medication to start with to relax their bladder, and if that doesn't work they have the minor surgery."
According to charity Prostate UK, one in two men will suffer from prostate disease at some point.
(GK/KMcA)
The 55 year-old, who is also the First Secretary of State, will be treated in St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where he is expected to stay in overnight.
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the operation was "routine".
Lord Mandelson stood in for the prime minister who was on holiday last week.
He returned to the British government last year after serving as European Union trade commissioner, having twice resigned as a minister under Tony Blair.
Prostate cancer specialist Nurse Suresh Rambaran, who works for The Prostate Cancer Charity, said: "Benign prostate hyperplasia is caused by a change in the hormone levels in men as they grow older, which makes the prostate enlarged.
"It is a non-cancerous and most common condition. The operation is minor and is just like unblocking a blocked drain. Many patients can go home the next day.
"Most men are given medication to start with to relax their bladder, and if that doesn't work they have the minor surgery."
According to charity Prostate UK, one in two men will suffer from prostate disease at some point.
(GK/KMcA)
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