28/11/2022 - Urology nurse telephoned me to explain my test results as follows. Biopsies showed cancer cells in both sides of my prostate but contained within the prostate and not broken through the prostate wall. Gleason score 4+3=7 and TNM score...
Hi. So after much deliberation my husband has decided against radiotherapy and will have Watchful Waiting. He is youthful 80 who has had a very tough time over the last 4 years, major RTA with months of recovery, then tonsil cancer treated with gruelling...
Bellow is a cut down version of my MRI scan.I welcome any feedback or suggestions from anyone who has a similar experiance. ”His prostate is quite big at 140cc and a PSA density is 0.053 but his prostate has a Pirads 3 lesion about 10mm inside the lateral...
Diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer March 2020, first course of action was hormone injections which brought psa down to 3.5 from 350 then onto enzalutamide tablets which brought psa down to 0.07, it has been that reading for 16 months now. Yes I get...
Hello new to the group. I am nearly 66. I was diagnosed with low to medium risk prostate cancer in Dec 2021. I was told it was small, early, and only in one part of the prostate. My PSA has always been 'within the norm' for my age. It went up for c6...
Hi all 5 years ago after being diagnosed with PC, gleason 7 (4+3), I opted for radiotherapy. My Nadir was 0.38, however, after coming off Bicalutamide (about 18 months) my PSA began to slowly rise until it reached 1.3, at this point my Onc said it...
Hi everyone, On reading through the internet I came across some treatments that claim wonderful results. Can anyone here throw some light on their efficacy as alternatives to ht and rt? Thank you. HIFU NanoKnife® treatment targeted transperineal...
Hi I have localised prostate cancer. Been told I will either have to have Surgery or radiotherapy. Has anyone had the prostate removed? Bit concerned about the side effects i.e. incontinence and ED.
Hi all, I’ve been reading all your posts and am thankful for everyone sharing. one thing I’m confused about is the use of the word ‘terminal’. I read so many stories here about men who have had terminal diagnoses and have lived for many, many years afterwards...
I am really rather frightened by the negative effects of ht and rt treatment and would like to know if there's any point in getting a second opinion on how to proceed. My fear is that once the hormone or RT is started, if the effect is very difficult...
