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Hello everyone so sorry for all of us who was diagnosed with this cancer.I am schedule for surgery on June 9 and this is my first surgery ever in my life .I am 58 and very anxious .It's strange to me that it's a same day procedure in and out ,i know technology...
Hello everyone. My Dad had prostate cancer 8.5 yrs ago. Had radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Recently PSA 2.5 went up to 22. in 3 months. He's 77. On 26/5/22 had bone scan and MRI . 28/5/22 was to he has appt with his Oncologist on 19/7/22 I would...
Hi I have just recently been diagnosed with, luckily, low grade Prostrate Cancer and just started the Hormone Therapy in readiness for the Radiogaga treatment. Its not the treatment that's turned me up side down ...its that word...Cancer...has made...
I've been directed here from the "New to" group. Yesterday I got a PSA results of 5.24. I know that mostly anything over 4.0 is not good, but I recall my brother (Died 2018) would have PSA reading in the hundreds. So what does 5.24 actually mean? I'm...
Hello, I was just diagnosed with prostate cancer. In about 2 weeks I am to see my Urologist on the coarse of action, and frankly I'm scared. He gave me a score of 4.5 the cancer is regional. Just wondering how to determine if I want to do radiation or...
I have a Gleason score of 4+5=9 cancer contained within the prostate gland. I'm on zoladex jabs every 12 weeks for life I'm told. Anyone know what the survival rate might be please? At the moment my PSA has gone down to around 1.0
I finished my radiotherapy treatment a year ago, had some problems with my bowls ,went to my doctor and she gave me liquid and senna pills which have got things moveing again. I had the turp operation and stone removed from bladder , and all has been...
I just want to say hello. I am supporting a very close friend of mine who was diagnosed with Advanced stage 4 Prostate Cancer, with multiple bone Metastasis a few months ago. We have been told that his care is Palliative and that he can’t be cured. I...
I was Diagnosed with prostate cancer in June 2019 and after test they found it had spread locally.My PSA was 112at the start was put on Bicalutamide for two months and then Zoladex,whick i am having every 12 weeks.Over time my PSA has droped to 0.14...
Hi just thought I'd say hello. My husband was diagnosed in Oct 2020 with advanced prostate cancer with widespread bone mets. Grade 5, psa 793 at diagnosis. Started with abiraterone which only lasted 1 year up to Dec2021. Since then doxetacle and cabazitaxel...
