Sigmoid cancer

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Have recently been informed of Metastatic spread of cancer coming from probably prostrate cancer diagnosed in 2015 or Sigmoid cancer diagnosed January 2021. Treatment is now palliative in form of hormone therapy medicine albiraterone + prednisolone. Have been advised that the prostrate cancer has a prognosis of two years. With this information the colorectal surgeon has advised that surgery is not advised due to COVID and survival rate for me would be 76%. After a pet scan was informed the cancer is spreading in the lymph node system and is reaching the liver and the lungs.

I have recently contacted mcmillan nurses to seek advice for physical and emotional concerns and had my first telephone conversation this morning. As there is no centers open at present she advised that I should make contact with people through the available on line community.

  • Welcome  glad you have decided to join the forum . Sorry to hear about your current health though . A lot of support here and I hope we can assist you as you move forward with your treatment .

    There is always someone around most of the time and you are welcome to join in any thread . Some threads focus more on treatments , side effects and others more on the emotional implications of a cancer diagnosis.

    So feel free to ask or join in as appropriate. I am hoping as covid vaccines help us get to a better place then more practical resources will also return in person . Although we will always be here . What’s great about the forum , a lot of questions surface in the evenings and support is still available.

    Take care ,

    Court 

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