Hello Tesco and a warm welcome to the forum though sorry you have to be here and that your partner has cancer. Like your partner i am 59 have prostate cancer and limited treatment options, regarding radiotherapy i have heard of one or two oncologists allowing radiotherapy but with a cautious approach, and if the colitis isn't too severe. Also a treatment called Brachytherapy can be suitable as the risk of radiation damage is much lower. Hormone therapy, which is my treatment, can be very effective and extended as long as it is helping, take care.

Eddie

Hello Tesco and a warm welcome to the forum though sorry you have to be here and that your partner has cancer. Like your partner i am 59 have prostate cancer and limited treatment options, regarding radiotherapy i have heard of one or two oncologists allowing radiotherapy but with a cautious approach, and if the colitis isn't too severe. Also a treatment called Brachytherapy can be suitable as the risk of radiation damage is much lower. Hormone therapy, which is my treatment, can be very effective and extended as long as it is helping, take care.

Eddie

Morning thank you for your response and I’m very sorry to hear you have prostrate cancer. We were told that he can only have hormone injection for 2 years is this correct?? I do believe his rectum is very inflamed from the colitis so very wary of radiation treatment. We had a meeting and was told his cancer was aggressive and he had a tumour and expect a short life expectancy. As you can imagine we were distraught hearing this. 

Hi Tesco, I have just had my hormone therapy extended for another year, so 3 years and maybe more. I also saw my oncologist too, I also have advanced prostate cancer which has spread to 6 other places, diagnosed 2 years ago and was told 5 more years was possible and who know what may be available then, I know it' hard being given our diagnosis especially as our treatment options are limited but cancer treatments today are amazing and getting better all the time, take care. Edie