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HI All, I thought I would share you with all the positive news we have had today in the hopes that it might help whilst you are on your own very personal journey. My Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer with lymph node involvement and bone...
Hi. I am very new to this group having been diagnosed with advanced prostrate cancer on 6th Jan.
I was diagnosed just before Christmas, I've had a scan and I'm awaiting the report. Obviously I am hoping that the cancer is fairly new and contained in the prostate. If radiotherapy is recommended what is the usual regime for treatment? I have read...
I have been offered this, has anyone had any exprience.... Good or Bad
Hi, I'm very wobbly about doing this but here goes! My husband was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer 6 months ago. He has been taking part in a trial research project and is responding well to hormone therapy., His PSA is the number we've been told...
Hello First time on here hope someone can give me their opinion ? Have been Diagnosed with Prostate T4 N1 (Lymph Node Localised) and was only given one Option of Treatment - Hormone Therapy - I am 58 and had no symptoms prior to developing Urosepsis...
I,m an 83 yr old male who was diagnosed with locally advanced cancer two yrs ago with a Gleason 10 and the oncology plan was to have Prostap for three yrs. Unfortunately I have read that one of symptoms can be depression/ mood change - which I have experienced...
I just got the result of my latest PSA test done on 1st December, <0.1! It's been a good start to the New Year with an 11km row on Monday, a 12km walk today for the PCUK Run the Month: Marathon Edition (PM me and I'll send you the link to my Just Giving...
Hello! My 93 year old Dad was diagnosed yesterday with prostate cancer. We were told it is low-intermediate grade. He has been prescribed with Casodex tablets, which he has to take every day for the rest of his life. He was told that the side effects...
Hi, I'm new to this so I apologise if I get things wrong. My husband was diagnosed on Thursday with prostate cancer. He is 53 years old and it has been a bit of a shock. He had an mri in October revealing a lesion with a pi-rads score of 4. The...
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