Prostate cancer with bone and clival metastasis

Hi, my Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February it has spread to his bones in his pelvis and the clivall bone in his head, he is on hormone tablets and injections but he also had five sessions of radiotherapy about 5 weeks ago.  He is now feeling very sick all the time and is not eating, he sleeps most of the day and is very weak.  Could this be the radiotherapy or is it more likely the cancer has spread?  He has had more scans today.  He is 77.  

  • Hello and thank you for your post.

    I am sorry to hear about your dad's situation and I can appreciate your concern for him.

    The symptoms he has could be related to the treatment he is on or the radiotherapy he had. However, there could be other reasons (for example constipation could cause nausea and vomiting) but it is not possible for me to know what is causing this.

    I think the best thing to do is to mention it to his prostate cancer nurse, or at his next appointment with the doctor.

    You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

    Take care,

    Caroline