Alcohol and Prostrate cancer

Hello Jonney 

Honest answer - Yes give it up  -  it's bad for you. .

Government Guidelines - No more than 14 units per week and you should spread this over at least 3 days. .

Personal Answer - You need to maintain some quality of life. A cancer diagnosis can do much to affect your health/mental health. So long as you are not drinking in excess I can't see why "a little of what you fancy does you good". a few drinks in moderation should be fine. .

This is of course my personal advice.

Best wishes (Cheers) - Brian.

Thank you for taking the time to reply, much appreciated. You given me good advice.

Jonney

Hello Jonney . This is what CRUK say about alcohol and prostate cancer.

Alcohol and smoking

There is no evidence that alcohol and smoking affect the growth of prostate cancer. But stopping smoking and reducing alcohol intake can help you to maintain a healthy weight and is better for your overall health.

The government guidelines state that there is no level of drinking that can be considered completely safe. If you choose to drink, they recommend:

to drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week. That's around 6 medium glasses of wine, or 6 pints of 4% beer

if you drink this amount, to spread this evenly over at least 3 days

to have some alcohol free days in the week to help cut down on the amount you drink

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Now for my personal opinion - if you enjoy a moderate tipple then why not have one. The only time we have been told by the doctor to abstain is when hubby has been having radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Our oncologist knows that hubby has a whiskey tipple a couple of times a week and his comment when hubby had told him he had been celebrating and had 3 in a week was that it was good for the heart. 

Alcohol can make things like hot flushes worse so it is a matter of listening to your body if you have a drink and tailor your consumption accordingly. Also alcohol has empty calories and can lead to weight gain which you want to try and avoid if you are on hormone therapy.

Cheers. Quality of life is important too.

No, it’s unlikely to affect your life expectancy.

You might as well enjoy yourself.

Thanks Allwayshope for taking the time to reply - I'll probably cut down as suggested and have a lot of alcohol free days.

Regards

Jonney

Never a truer word spoken  Millbob 

I’m on lifelong HT following an unsuccessful Rapr. I enjoy a beer(s) with my sons especially at the match ( Toon ) And Wembley probably blew a months worth. .

Ipswich today led to more ! i’m determined to enjoy life and am able to anything  (apart from IT ) that I always have done . 

if a drink (in moderation ) lifts your mood , go for it .

PSA test and 6 monthly HT jab  yesterday so for no increase from 0.06 

keep the faith 

cheers all 

If it makes you feel happy.  Go for it    Anything that takes the stress out of the situation is good.  The only bad thing is the morning after 

Hello Magpie29 

I saw a cracking video earlier of the Newcastle fans wishing the Ipswich fans good luck next season after the game.

If you saw Oldham today against Forrest Green it would have driven you to drink, no shots on target, no idea, no hope! How we are in the play offs - I don't know!!

I enjoy my real ale and have my (er) 16ish units twice a week when I see my mates. it's great to have a local pub and to socialise. It's good for the mind and the mental health and I can talk about anything other than work and PCa.

Keep on doing what you do and great news about your PSA results.

Kind Regards - Brian.

Hi Jonney 

Mr BW’s consultant says he can have moderate alcohol = glass here and there, but avoid having large amounts. 
BW has pretty much given up though and will have non alcohol beers if out. One of the main reason he’s given up is weight gain with HT. 

Looking for the plus side & to put a positive spin on it:- alcohol is one of the items most heavily taxed by the government.  By continuing to partake you are doing your bit to help raise money towards improving the NHS.

To my mind, it's a win win situation.  Drinking (in moderation) helps the feelings of normality & joining in with others, whilst the revenue is helping the NHS.

Best Wishes

Brian