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Radiotherapy for prostate cancer Gleason Score 9 (4+5)

Patrick27
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I’m now on hormone treatment and about to start 33 treatments of radiotherapy. My question is about spending time in the sun. I usually would use factor 50 sunscreen at the start of my holiday and then move to factor 30 in the second week. Will this be ok or what advice would you have please?

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    Hi Patrick27 and welcome to the forum, though sorry to hear you have prostate cancer, It's important to protect your skin after radiotherapy as it will be very sensitive especially the area where the RT beam targeted, both front and back of your body and will remain so for many weeks after RT finishes so factor 50 all the time and expose your skin gradually to longer spells in the sun, though please ask your radiographers too, have a wonderful holiday.

    Eddie

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    Hi Patrick27 and welcome to the forum, though sorry to hear you have prostate cancer, It's important to protect your skin after radiotherapy as it will be very sensitive especially the area where the RT beam targeted, both front and back of your body and will remain so for many weeks after RT finishes so factor 50 all the time and expose your skin gradually to longer spells in the sun, though please ask your radiographers too, have a wonderful holiday.

    Eddie

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