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Hi My name's Lee and I'm 54. I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in February 2026. The year before I went to my GP and raised concerns that I thought I might have cancer due to lower back and abdominal pain. I wasn't offered a PSA test. Instead...
Hello there, has anyone else had failed radical surgery i.e. where PSA never went to zero and climbed at every test thereafter? What was offered as salvage treatment and if radiotherapy was used did it work and how did you find the side effects...
Three chemo sessions down, three to go. It's been quite a journey already. My problems started on 27th December with pain in my shoulder and back, just thought it was aches and pains of a 46 year old. Over the following months I had four GP visits and...
For anyone who missed the press release this morning, Prostate Cancer patients with early stage diagnosis, today’s announcement could be great news. Same outcomes as both prostatectomy or RT but many fewer side effects. Whilst most on here will know...
Hi all, As everyone says not overly please to be here but you all sound like great guys and I'm hoping being on here can help get through some hard times. I've put my story in my profile, please give it a read, and any comments, support would be gratefully...
I’m new here I have stage four prostate cancer . I’m taking female home shots every six months along with medication I developed a large belly do to the shots. How can I get rid of this belly?
My husband won't talk to anyone and our sex life is non existent. Last time we tried, he has to pump it then put on ring before entering mexbut it both put me off and him and I couldn't relax as he is only allowed to have ring on for max 30 minutes. It...
I have been getting three monthly injections of Lupron, the female hormone, for my prostate cancer since last November and underwent 20 doses of radiation therapy last April. Everything seemed to be going ok but in the last six weeks I have experienced...
After 8 courses of chemo my husbands psa has gone from 4.5 to 9.6 his scan shows the lesions in his ribs and spine have not increased. He is stage 4. What has caused this increase
Hi, I'm new here having only had my diagnosis a week ago. Lots of information, booklets and leaflets to read. Not sure how I can get my head around which type of treatment I should have. Have not had my next meeting with consultant as have only had a...
