The epic round-the-world trek of Tenby's Rosie Swale Pope has almost certainly helped to save the life of a prostate cancer sufferer.

Rosie, who is celebrating the first anniversary of her arrival home following her five-year global voyage, was touched to receive an email this week from a doctor praising both her running achievement and campaign for awareness of the Prostate Cancer charity.

Rosie received the email from Dr. Robert Rigley, a junior doctor working in the urology department at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. He explained how he had recently met a man in the prostate clinic who had been diagnosed, aged 50, with prostate cancer.

Dr. Rigley was very pleased to be able to tell him that the cancer had been found at the earliest possible stage and his prognosis was very good. Indeed, the man's request for screening may have saved his life as he could now have curative surgery/radiotherapy.

The letter from the man's GP said that with no symptoms whatsoever, the man had attended the surgery and requested a screening for prostate cancer.

When Dr. Rigley inquired as to why a healthy young man would randomly request prostate screening, the man told him about Rosie's book and her journey.

Dr. Rigley immediately bought the book and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. He now says he has written to the Chief Medical Officer to ask why prostate screening is not currently offered, while in the meantime, he will be asking all men that he comes into contact with how often they get up at night to go to the toilet.

"Well done on your tremendous achievement - both running around the world and saving a man's life," Dr. Rigley said in his email.

"I loved every minute of your book and I'm motivated by your enthusiasm and determination."

Rosie herself was motivated to undertake the trek to raise awareness for various charities, including prostate cancer, an illness which sadly claimed the life of her husband Clive.

"I cannot believe I have been home a year," said Rosie.

"Arriving home on August 25, 2008, may have been the end of the run, but it was also the beginning of the rest of my life and the adventures of a normal life.

"It's been a tough year, but a wonderful one and the whole adventure makes it so worthwhile when you receive emails like the one from Dr. Rigley."

Rosie will be signing copies of her book, 'Just A Little Run Around The World' at Tenby Bookshop on Monday from 12 noon.