I have locally advanced prostate cancer where the cancer has spread into the neck of the bladder and I have had the 20 sessions of RT followed by HT. I have had 7 monthly shots of Firmagon which I have tolerated relatively well apart from the fatigue...
Hi, I'm John, 58 from Northern Ireland. I've just recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer but I've no idea as to what stage it is. My first appointment with the cancer specialist is 27 July but I've been told today that I will require a CT and bone...
Evening age 62 T2 NO MO but high PSA at 52 Ct Mri bone scan clear local and contained I just don't fancy surgery.....but but would HT RT sort this out thats the question any advise pls and why did the Urologist suggest Surgery
Just wondering when you start on hormone therapy by injection is this something you could do yourself or does it have to be a nurse or gp Has anyone ever asked this question, and if so could you take it with you to do in holiday
Hi all I was diagnosed prostate cancer in Jan 2021 gleason 3+3 tc1 grade1 I was 44 when diagnosed. My psa is rising over the 12 months, Mri showed slight abnormality and the DRE was all fine. But my nurse keeps saying don't worry about psa or mri.. iam...
I think I have just realised that tomorrow is possibly the last day my husband feels well because on Tuesday he starts his 28 day course of hormone tablets bicalutamide. I didn't realise that it is likely to be such a long journey. I thought if he has...
Once husband has had a pet scan next week he immediately starts a 28 day course of bicalutamide tablets. What are they for? He then has to have an injection 2 weeks later, what is this for.? He was only diagnosed last week and we haven't been told much...
Can anyone who has had a radical prostatectomy tell me how long they had to wait post op to find out the results of their surgery please? My husband had his surgery over 8 weeks ago and hasn't been asked to do a blood test to check his PSA yet (despite...
Hello everyone..had anyone been offered or going through chemo (Doxataxel) together with Darolutomide, also 3 monthly zodalex injections apparently this is a new treatment for early metastatic prostate cancer. It’s time sensitive we need to decide soon...
Just looking for anyone with experience of gold markers to improve the accuracy of radiotherapy. My NHS pathway is at anNHS hospital and after my first oncology appointment today, they are not able to offer this technique, and weren't able to tell me...
