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Hi again, I finally received the dates for my Sabr treatment in March. It will be then 6 months since my original diagnosis. I think this has been the hardest part of the process. The diagnosis was done quickly then the whole process slowed down. ...
Hello everyone My husband was diagnosed with locally advanced prostate cancer Gleason 8 on 20th December. I've put all his stats on my profile (with his permission). He will be starting radiotherapy in 3 months . He has been offered the chance to...
Just to introduce myself, my name is Mandy & i belong to the lung cancer forum. Just over 2 years ago I was diagnosed with stage 3b lung cancer(incurable), I’ve done well but things are now starting to be less positive. my pride & joy are my 2 sons...
Hi all, 61 yr old with "aggressive" prostate cancer with lymph involvement T3b N1 M0, Gleason 10. Diagnosed in September 2024 after PSA score of 15 discovered by GP end July 2024, urgent referral to urology, all tests done and commenced Zoladex within...
Hi All, I have been having my PSA tested since age 39, due to my father having had prostate cancer and other risk factors. I then joined a trial to try to understand why men with my family background have a higher incidence of prostate cancer As...
Hi all well I have my biopsy results and I do have pc , thankfully it's confined to the prostate and my consultant says she will cure it, in her words it's a journey but I will get through it.i have tablets for a month and will.have injections followed...
My husband has very recently been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer after years of prostate-related problems. There’s a lot that we don’t know yet—waiting for a PET scan to be scheduled, an appointment to begin hormone blocking therapy on Tuesday...
Think I may have put this in the wrong group first attempt… last year my routine PSA came back as 6.1, the retest showed 5.8 and I naively hoped the drop was a positive sign. All DRE results were “that’s feels absolutely fine”, but I was sent for an...
Hello all, It's been a bit of a year for us. I am just completing breast cancer treatment and my husband has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. We are at the beginning of this journey for him. On a positive note he is being well looked after...
Husband had issues since March, tests etc have taken a long time and he finally had his radical protastectomy non nerve sparing on 19th December. He had his PSA test a few days ago on 29th Jan and results were a whopping 2.8 which is crazy high. Should...
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