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Hi just finished my 6 cycles of chemo & awaiting radiotherapy. But psa not gone down to less than 2 or 1 which is expected. Scans clearly show good response . Nodes no uptake and prostate reduced in size . Psa is 4 now from 50.3 . Just wondering if...
Hi does anyone know, or have any idea of a holiday insurance that covers stage 4 metetastic prostate can and blood Los in lungs and leg plus bad blood pressure problems. My husband is soo desperate for a holiday in minorca in June. (I don't have the heart...
"Swiss drugmaker Novartis has received breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an experimental treatment for advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer, the company said on Wednesday." " The therapy attaches...
Has anyone had surgery for a T4 lesion spread outside the prostate to nodes and near rectum but not involving and no bone spread . I have had chemotherapy initially with HT injections & psa dropped to 5 from 50.3 . Pet scan shows no nodes and reduction...
my husband was given the awful news that his gleason score is 7 after a biopsy following psa 5. he is in his 50s. he had no symptoms and its been a terrible shock to him. the consultant said he wouldnt burden him with further details while he came to...
Hi just been informed I have the disease. Very worrying
Hi, my name is Vicki. I’m 39 and my husband was diagnosed in 2017 with advanced prostate cancer. Gleason 9. Spread to hip bones and shoulder at that time. He started the hormone therapy every 6 months for life, also had 6 sessions of docataxel (chemo...
Hi my name is Jan my husband Dave was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer two years ago. It was by chance he went for an MOT. He was 69 at the time and had no symptoms. His PSA was 32, after biopsies and various scans it showed the cancer had spread...
Hi All After completing Radiotherapy for my locally advanced PC , gleason 4+3, I reached a Nadir of 0.38 (Sep 18). Unfortunately my PSA began to steadily rise and and when it reached 1.3 (Jun 20), my Onc put me back on Bicalutimide 150 mg daily, as...
On 15th February my Oncologist told me that I was in Biochemical Remission. It was the first time I had been back to the Cancer Department of the Freeman Hospital. 15 weeks since my last Radiation session. I was unable to say the word Remission. When...
