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Hello, my husband was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer just over a year ago. He has struggled with the mental side of things and he doesn’t want to be defined by it. He decided from day 1 that he didn’t want to tell anyone about it except the...
Hello, My husband has a regular PSA due to an enlarged prostate (60 cc). It has always been around 6 but it has gone from 6 to 10 in 10 months. He had an MRI in 2021 when it rose to 6 which was all clear. I am worried about this sudden rise and would...
I’ve been reading the discussions on here, which have been very helpful and has given me the courage to ask a question. How do the partners cope with the fatigue from the medication their other half are on? We are in the second year of prostate cancer...
Aged 74 in good health generally. My PSA was 39.4, my Gleason score was 4+3=7 2/8 on the right 3/5 on the left and TNM score initially was at T2 ("intermediate") My prostate volume was 44.68cc giving a PSA density of 0.875 My CT scan showed no pelvic...
Hi A very close friends husband has had blood test results of 14? He has a scan this week. Do you have any advice on how I can support them both in the short term, as they are both terrified. Many thanks in anticipation
Hi room, I've recently had a locally advanced diagnosis and am about to start my journey. I'll probably have loads of questions and plenty to say further down the line, so wanted to introduce myself first. Cheers Bassplayer.
In hindsight. A phrase I seem to use with increasing frequency. In hindsight I believe that I all too quickly dismissed surgery and went down the path of radiotherapy. Not at that time fully appreciating that I would also be on hormone therapy for two...
So i had bone cancer this was immediately removed and a piece of metal put in result cancer gone. Question Prostrate cancer spotted but nothing done until it suddenly gets worse . Big Question WHY is it not immediately treated or removed ?
Hi. My husband had a radical prostatectomy 3½ years ago for two tumours, both with a Gleason score of 9 but contained with no mets but he had a relatively low psa of 4.3 so the Gleason score was a bit of a shock. Since then all his regular blood tests...
Hi does anyone have experience of enzalutamide and steroids as a combined treatment. No chemotherapy offered as yet. Stage 4 with bone mets Thank you
