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My Dad has been told he should take this to try to control both the size of the tumour and the swelling of lymph nodes in the same area. The side effects look very frightening but we are told the results are excellent. has anyone else had this treatment...
I will meet the Doctor today, I already read my Journal, and here is the summary, fingers crosse for the result after the PDMA-PET soon. Bone scan showed unspecified irregularity in Rib nr 9, they ordered for CT scan to observe even lymph nodes. ...
Hello, I am new to this chat. My name is Sarah and I am looking for so advice for my partner Paul, who has has radiotherapy due to prostate cancer and is now suffering terribly with erectile dysfunction. He as tried the tablets you name it he has tried...
Hi everyone, posting as we are just a month into this journey and I could do with some insight. My husband has metastatic prostate cancer and we know it’s spread to his pelvis/lymph nodes. His PSA was 65 in Dec, 80 in Jan and since starting the hormone...
Hi All Has anyone tried abiraterone without the steroids they prescribe alongside? I'm just looking at options as the steroids raise my blood sugar and I have just got the result of my 3 monthly HbA1C test (as I'm diabetic) and it has gone up to 59...
Hello to all in the P.C club. I was persctibed Bicalutamide 150mg for two months in 2019 with a P.S.A of 1220.After the two month the P.S.A went down to under 1.From then on Zoladex every twelve weeks,which iam still having,Over thr five years the P.S...
Hi All, my husband has advanced prostate cancer. We’re currently finalizing a treatment plan but looks like it’ll be triple therapy from mid-March. We’ll ask the oncologist but out of interest, did anyone get COVID and/or flu vaccines before starting...
Radical Robotic Prostatectomy on 7Jan, overnight in hospital and discharged next day, so just an update on the ups and downs. Generally speaking, I'm fully mobile, but just occasionally the bottom right stitch pulls, but nowhere as bad as the days immediately...
Hi all. To my understanding all advanced prostate cancer is stage T4 but I’ve been told I’m TX. I have found a few bits on Google but all related to other cancers and a bit contradictive. Any ideas?
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