People of any background, gender identity or sexual orientation etc can be diagnosed with cancer. Please be welcoming and supportive when talking to others.
We keep this a safe space for everyone. To find out more, take a look at our Community Guidelines.
Has anyone taken up on the 12 month free membership with Pure Gym for anyone with metastatic prostate cancer on hormone therapy treatment. Just saw a flyer in the Clatterbridge cancer centre, Liverpool.
I woke early and went to the gym at work at 7 am today. I was ravenous and had two breakfasts. Neither of those things is relevant, but let's say I was already in a good mood when I received a call back from The Christie. I was hoping to find out the...
Good Morning all. Just out from seeing my Consultant after my 1st Biopsy didn’t match my MRI so we went for a 2nd biopsy to get the “full picture”. So they took 11 samples from the tumour this time (targeted biopsy) and 10 have come back as cancerous...
Hi, My dad now 88 has had prostate cancer for a number of years and kept at bay with hormone injections every 3 months. Following recent CT scan, (which I unbelievably had to push for as consultant felt it not necessary) on 12 Jan 2026 we were informed...
Having been on Prostap for a couple of months now along with Apalutamide for nearly 3 weeks I have had some odd body happenings and am wondering if they are not so common side effects of the drugs. Thankfully both so far have only given me the hot flushes...
Hi, new poster, interested in several posts on the forum concerning BHP/Large Prostate/increased PSA. i was diagnosed with BHP and acute retention at age 47. Started intermittent self catheterisation on diagnosis of BHP. Been under observation since...
PSA is now less than 0.1 which is where they want it to be. He said that all the cancer was contained in the prostate. However, there was a 3mm positive margin at the apex. He didn’t seem too over concerned by this; (but I am). They now monitor me 3 monthly...
These notes are specific to me and to The Christie Hospital in Manchester. I found that self-administering a micro enema is easy. I was freaking out needlessly. The treatment schedule I have is very flexible. My belief that I would attend at the same...
Dad has had a biopsy, MRI and a clear bone scan. Dad has T2c, with possible T3a prostate cancer, Gleason score 7 (4+3), with 60% pattern 4 and 40% pattern 3, and a PSA of 13. Hormone treatment started in December, consisting of three weeks of tablets...
My husband was given a positive result to prostate Cancer on 12th Jan this year 2026. He has already had a biopsy CT scan and MRI. Now he has been told 2 weeks later that he has to have a pet scan of which he might have to wait up to 8 weeks for this...
