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Just looking for anyone with experience of gold markers to improve the accuracy of radiotherapy. My NHS pathway is at anNHS hospital and after my first oncology appointment today, they are not able to offer this technique, and weren't able to tell me...
Husband told after his pet scan which is being arranged urgently he has to start on hormone tablets the minute he has had his scan and then have an injection 2 weeks later. The problem is we are sort of in-between being private and NHS which is where...
Hi my husband was diagnosed with prostrate cancer in February 2023 and since then our whole world has turned upside down as I am sure is the case for all who get this diagnosis We we’re told initially we were a non urgent case as my husbands PSA was...
Hello, I hope that someone will be able to help me to understand my relative’s pathology report. I have been a member of the breast cancer group for almost five years and I’ve got to grips with the numbers and terms used there, but prostate cancer...
Hi all, I'm currently awaiting a biopsy result after being told I have Prostate cancer....PSA 30 so fairly advanced. I'm not somebody who can sit around twiddling my thumbs without doing something about it, so I've been carrying out research into...
Hi everyone, Quick question big left field. Since being diagnosed with PC has anyone else started sweating a lot more than they used to? I have never been a sweater and one spray of deodorant in the morning used to work for rest of day. I now sweat...
We’ve bought an air con from John Lewis and it’s amazing!!! it’s slightly noisy, but that’s just the hot air being sucked into the unit and cold air blasting out. Anyone suffering from HT hot sweats it’s must, soooooo good! . ️ ️ ️
Hi all, New to this group. I have stage 3 pc, and am now about 2 years post chemo and R/T. as I imagine most people do I felt dreadful immediately after treatment but things slowly improved. Initially I could barely walk to the end of the road, now...
Here are my details: Here are my details Gleason 8 T2a N0M0 3/6 samples tested Gleason 8 only on one side of prostate seen 3/5/22 on HT Prostap then RT 20 fractions completed 19/10/22 HT continued Current PSA .2 When I complained of tiredness...
This is my first post, PSA of 30 and consultant says Prostate cancer is likely. I've had a DRI, MRI scan and bone scan but no follow up yet, I know these scans, amongst other things, are for possible metastases :-( I'm 75, very fit and not used to...
