My partner (aged 78) has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He has undergone 6 weeks of radiotherapy and is now suffering very badly from night sweats and hot flushes. These are so severe that he has been prescribed hormone therarpy normally aimed at women!
He is very self-conscious about this, and feels abnormal. Is there anybody out there who could offer me advice on how to reassure him?
Many thanks.
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