Hello, I recently learnt that Abiraterone is recommended (from the results of the STAMPEDE trials) in the treatment of men with high risk non-metastatic cancer. In fact one document says it should 'Be considered a new standard treatment for non-metastatic...
Has anyone else had any experiences with life insurance and pensions being drawn as a cash payment due to serious ill health. My husband has been told he has a critical illness with his prostate cancer. He managed to claim successfully on a critical...
My husband is coming home on Tuesday. I am thrilled, delighted and scared all at the same time. He has advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, spinal cord and lymph nodes. He can’t walk or stand and has no control of bodily functions. He...
Hi all just checking in I've had my planning scan, Plus three tattoos done. was quite a performance as i had not drunk enough water. So had to drink more and eventually it was all done. should start radiotherapy in 4-5 weeks. been very emotional since...
Hello group members, Newly diagnosed and trying to find more information about treatments. Staying clear of Google! However, what do you think of the PCRI Prostate Cancer Research Institute videos, I realise they are American, and some are from a few...
Hi Over the last 3 months when doing anything physical I get a extreme feeling of tiredness and want to sleep, if I do sleep it messes with my night time sleep so I do try to avoid it. Could this be a result of the radiotherapy and hormone treatment...
since joining this forum I’ve been receiving emails alerting me to new posts and reactions. These alerts also provided a snippet of the post so I could judge whether the topic raised was something I could contribute towards . For some reason, these snippets...
My husband has started telling people about his diagnosis and surgery now that he’s recovering, and I just get the feeling people don’t think it’s as serious as it is. People saying “well, it’s the most curable cancer”, “men tend to die with it rather...
This might sound daft. The wife and me are looking to adopt a rescue cat so we're perusing local cat sanctuary websites today. A few of the descriptions for kittens said things like "if you feel able to commit for 15+ years..") and I got quite tearful...
Hello, hope everyone is OK. I am messaging on behalf of my husband Mike and I am not helping him by panicking all the time. Is anyone coping with widespread skeletal metastases? Just had bone scan report, knew there was spread to bones but not widespread...
