Update on my situation. Had a telephone consultation with a urologist on 1st February 2022, nearly 2 months after my biopsy (7th December 2022). He told me that I have prostate cancer, Gleason 3+4 = 7, T2 (cancer confined to prostate) and that I needed...
Like a previous poster, I am all at sea. I'm a T3B, Gleason 6, extra-capsular, but no spread so far. I previously had an NHS surgical consultant as I was thinking about surgery and he was brilliant. The most helpful, knowledgeable chap you could wish...
Hi all I’m currently on Zytiga, diagnosed 3rd September with advanced with extensive bone mets. But I have to say when I’m on Zytiga I have very few problems, hot sweats are a nuisance and a few acres and pains, but if I had not been told I was dying...
Hi just finished my 6 cycles of chemo & awaiting radiotherapy. But psa not gone down to less than 2 or 1 which is expected. Scans clearly show good response . Nodes no uptake and prostate reduced in size . Psa is 4 now from 50.3 . Just wondering if...
"Swiss drugmaker Novartis has received breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an experimental treatment for advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer, the company said on Wednesday." " The therapy attaches...
Has anyone had surgery for a T4 lesion spread outside the prostate to nodes and near rectum but not involving and no bone spread . I have had chemotherapy initially with HT injections & psa dropped to 5 from 50.3 . Pet scan shows no nodes and reduction...
Hi All After completing Radiotherapy for my locally advanced PC , gleason 4+3, I reached a Nadir of 0.38 (Sep 18). Unfortunately my PSA began to steadily rise and and when it reached 1.3 (Jun 20), my Onc put me back on Bicalutimide 150 mg daily, as...
Hi, I’m a 50 year old with a strong family history of prostate cancer (father, uncle, grandfather and great uncle) often at a young age (in their 40s) so I’ve had my PSA tested since I turned 40. It’s been 0,5 for years until it went to 2 in 2018...
So this is going to be a bit long but, I need to get this off my chest Then I have a question and would liek some feedback. Last year I swapped from the effective monthly injection to the 3 monthly injection after struggling to get my injection monthly...
Hi, I just wanted to give a quick update. My husband decided to go for surgery to remove the prostate using the rezius and neurosafe approach. His recovery is going well so far. The histology results came back yesterday to show gleeson 4 + 3 with predominantly...
