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Hi. New to all this. My dad has had a weak bladder so we took him to the docs. They referred him to hospital for an mri. This was the beginning of December. We had a call from the hospital saying he needed to have tests done on his prostate but didn't...
Hi, My husband has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer 3+4 Gleason score T2N0M0 psa was 3.17 last reading. He has been on Tamsulosin for the last ten years to help relax the muscle because of an enlarged prostate. Was asked to do an mri followed...
Hi everyone (again!) My dad got all his results back today and it's a T3aN0M0 which is good, I guess! The Dr said it had only just broken the lining of the prostate so still considered contained. However, his gleason score was 9 so the tumour is aggressive...
My husband of 47 has been diagnosed with incurable inoperable advanced prostate cancer the consultant was able to tell us that it spread to bones before he had a scan however a scan was done and it showed it had spread to left leg right hip pelvis sacrum...
Hi, I am due to start the first of my 37 radiotherapy sessions in January & appreciate most of you on here will be well in front of me treatment wise. So, all I'm asking is for any top tips you might have for dealing with the radiotherapy sessions...
I am travelling to Europe and have advanced prostate cancer. I am 80 and i am unable to find cover at a reasonable price. If necessary, i am prepared to exclude cober for the cancer. Does anyone have any suggestions
Hi all, My dad is getting his biopsy results tomorrow following his biopsy on 31st dec, are there any questions he and my mum should ask? My mum and I know it's cancer as we saw T3a on his MRI paperwork so waiting just to see what the gleason score...
Hi everyone, this is my first time so here goes. Diagnosed 9years ago, had prostrate removed, after a while P.S.A started climbing which came as a shock but was assured that radiotherapy and a course of hormone therapy would eradicate it. But this disease...
Has anyone had this drug and if so what are the side effects as I have been recommended to start this becuase of the amount of hot flushes I am having
I had my prostate removed ust before Christmas. I was Gleeson 3+4. All good, cancer hadn't reached the surface all seemed fine. 6 week PSA check was 0.8! Nurse said it might be a blip so being retested in 3 week, but I can't see how there could...
