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  • Docetaxal doesn't appear to have worked for advanced prostate cancer

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi,

    My amazing dad has just completed a round of chemotherapy (docetaxal) after hormone therapy/steroids stopped working. The position prior to starting chemo was that he had advanced prostate cancer which had spread to his pelvic bone and rib area and his psa was 400 plus.

    For the first 3/4 rounds, his psa continued to increase until it was over 700. This concerned us and we spoke to his consultant however he said…